Krsna Conscious Politics

“Politics” is usually a dirty word, but even Devaki resorted to it: “Devaki was the daughter of a ksatriya and knew how to play the political game. In politics there are different methods of achieving success: first repression (dama), then compromise (sama), and then asking for a gift (dana). Devaki first adopted the policy of repression by directly attacking Kamsa for having cruelly, atrociously killed her babies. Then she compromised by saying that this was not his fault, and then she begged for a gift. As we learn from the history of The Mahabharata, or “Greater India,” the wives and daughters of the ruling class, the ksatriyas, knew the political game…” (10.4.5/Purport)