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The gopīs had no desire other than to satisfy Kṛṣṇa. All the gopīs tried to satisfy Him, including the elder gopīs, Yaśodā and her friends, and so also did The boys and girls of Vṛndāvana who were of the same age as Kṛṣṇa also tried to satisfy Him. Everyone tried to satisfy Kṛṣṇa – even the cows, the flowers, the fruits, and the water of Vṛndāvana.

There Kṛṣṇa said to Arjuna, “In the past, millions of years ago, I spoke this philosophy of Bhagavad-gītā Arjuna appeared not to believe this. Of course, Arjuna knew everything, but for our education he said to Kṛṣṇa, “Kṛṣṇa, we are contemporaries Then Kṛṣṇa replied, “My dear Arjuna, you were also present then, but you have forgotten, whereas I have

gopy ādade tvayi kṛtāgasi dāma tāvad yā te daśāśru-kalilāñjana-sambhramākṣam vaktraṁ ninīya bhaya-bhāvanayā

Therefore the gopīs are so exalted. When Kṛṣṇa went to the forest with His cows and calves, the minds of the gopīs at home were disturbed “Oh, Kṛṣṇa is walking barefoot,” they thought. The gopīs were so anxious to see Kṛṣṇa back home in the evening that they would stand on the path, looking This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

We must cultivate Kṛṣṇa consciousness favorably (ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānuśīlanam). This means thinking of how Kṛṣṇa will be satisfied. We must always think of Kṛṣṇa, just like the gopīs. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness of the gopīs was perfect because they had no desire other than to try to please Kṛṣṇa.

of Kṛṣṇa. This is the beginning of material life – to be envious of Kṛṣṇa. “Why should Kṛṣṇa be the enjoyer?” Why should Kṛṣṇa enjoy the gopīs? I shall become Kṛṣṇa and make a society of gopīs and enjoy.” No one but Kṛṣṇa can be the enjoyer. In the spiritual world, for example, Kṛṣṇa enjoys, and the gopīs, the transcendental cowherd girls, supply

Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of all mystic powers, and wherever there is Arjuna

Kuntī addresses Lord Kṛṣṇa as kṛṣṇa-sakha because she knows that although Arjuna, who is also known as Kṛṣṇa, is her son and therefore subordinate to her, Lord Kṛṣṇa is more intimately related with Arjuna

Kṛṣṇa did not deny what Arjuna said. “Yes,” He replied. “That’s a fact. As mentioned in Bhagavad-gītā (2.14), Lord Kṛṣṇa told Arjuna:

In Bhagavad-gītā Kṛṣṇa does not say to Arjuna, “Only you may come to Me and become liberated.” ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja – “Give up all other duties and surrender unto Me” – He is speaking not only to Arjuna Arjuna was the original target, but in fact Bhagavad-gītā was spoken for everyone, for all human beings

Kṛṣṇa never advised Arjuna, “I am your friend, and I shall do everything. Kṛṣṇa was doing everything, but still He told Arjuna, “You must fight.” Nor did Arjuna say to Kṛṣṇa, “You are my great friend.

In the Bhagavad-gītā we can see that Arjuna desired not to fight with his brothers and relations just his doing so, he became a famous devotee of the Lord, for it is declared in all the scriptures that Arjuna The fighting was there, the friendship was there, Arjuna was there, and Kṛṣṇa was there, but Arjuna became

Kṛṣṇa was the friend of the Pāṇḍavas and specifically the friend of Arjuna, and therefore Arjuna was

As explained by Śukadeva Gosvāmī, one may chant the name of Kṛṣṇa or meditate upon Kṛṣṇa, or if one cannot meditate one may simply sit down and see Kṛṣṇa. Even a child can see, “Here is Kṛṣṇa. Here is Rādhārāṇī.”

Why shall I take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and worship a Hindu god?” is foolishness. purify the senses so that one can understand, “I am a spirit soul, and the supreme spirit soul is Kṛṣṇa I am part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa, and therefore it is my duty to serve Kṛṣṇa.” At that time, one is Kṛṣṇa-ized, or Kṛṣṇa conscious. That is what is wanted. Therefore Kuntīdevī says, “My dear Kṛṣṇa, Hṛṣīkeśa, You are the master of the senses.”

Thus Kṛṣṇa showed Arjuna His external feature as the viśva-rūpa, the gigantic cosmic manifestation.

Kuntīdevī knows this, and therefore although she is the mother of the great warriors Arjuna and Bhīma

In fact, however, Kṛṣṇa was not leaving the Pāṇḍavas, just as He never left Vṛndāvana. Actually, Kṛṣṇa did not leave, for all the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana, after Kṛṣṇa left, were always thinking cowherd boys was to think of Kṛṣṇa and cry, and in this way they felt Kṛṣṇa to be present, because Kṛṣṇa That is Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s teaching: to love Kṛṣṇa in separation. Everything was vacant, but Kṛṣṇa consciousness was there.

On the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, Arjuna said to Kṛṣṇa, “Whatever You are saying is all right.

To give another example, Kṛṣṇa acted as the chariot driver of Arjuna, but when Arjuna wanted to see Kṛṣṇa