Becoming Krsna’s Parent is “Our Philosophy”

Sometimes Srila Prabhupada contrasted the God-as-order- supplier, or “God please give us our daily bread” rasa with wanting to be Krishna’s mother of father. He often told us that the vatsalya rasa, the parental rasa is superior. In Mumbai on December 7, 1974, he said, “And mother Yasoda is always thinking that `If I do not feed Krsna nicely, He’ll die.’ This is love. This is love. Therefore it is said that yesam aham priya atma sutas ca. The devotee accept Krsna as suta, as son, not as father.”