Krishna, The All-Attractive
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Paramhamsa Vani
Apr 27, 2026, 1:44:54 AMApr 27
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Sree Sree Guru Gaurangau Jayatah!
To understand the significance of the worship of Sri Krishna, we first have to know Who Sri Krishna is and what constitutes His real self. The significance of His worship rests upon His remarkable divine personality.
The word Krishna means krish: “to attract” and na: “giving bliss.” The one who attracts all and gives them bliss, and who is blissful Himself, is known as Krishna. In other words, Krishna means “all-attractive” and “all-bliss-giving.” He cannot be all-attractive without being super-excellent in every respect.
All possible needs of the living entity can be completely fulfilled only by the worship of Sri Nandanandana Krishna. How, then, will we be able to understand all these words? So long as we maintain an air of prejudice, this same prejudice will blur our vision. One has to be worthy of understanding the science of the Absolute (bhagavat-tattva); unless one acquires that qualification, despite having considerable mundane worthiness, realisation of Bhagavan will not be possible. If we are not willing to work to reach that level, we should not expect to acquire that privilege. We cannot know Him through arrogance because He is unchallengeable Truth. He has no cause, and there is no one equal to Him, what to speak of greater than Him. Therefore, except for the grace of Bhagavan, there is no other method of knowing Him. To know Bhagavan, there are certain conditions that must be met. Surrender yourself with all humility. Be inquisitive, in a reverential manner, about all that is spiritual. Serve, with an attitude of surrender, the spiritual master who has knowledge of the spiritual.
--- Jagad-guru His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj
To understand the significance of the worship of Sri Krishna, we first have to know Who Sri Krishna is and what constitutes His real self. The significance of His worship rests upon His remarkable divine personality.
The word Krishna means krish: “to attract” and na: “giving bliss.” The one who attracts all and gives them bliss, and who is blissful Himself, is known as Krishna. In other words, Krishna means “all-attractive” and “all-bliss-giving.” He cannot be all-attractive without being super-excellent in every respect.
All possible needs of the living entity can be completely fulfilled only by the worship of Sri Nandanandana Krishna. How, then, will we be able to understand all these words? So long as we maintain an air of prejudice, this same prejudice will blur our vision. One has to be worthy of understanding the science of the Absolute (bhagavat-tattva); unless one acquires that qualification, despite having considerable mundane worthiness, realisation of Bhagavan will not be possible. If we are not willing to work to reach that level, we should not expect to acquire that privilege. We cannot know Him through arrogance because He is unchallengeable Truth. He has no cause, and there is no one equal to Him, what to speak of greater than Him. Therefore, except for the grace of Bhagavan, there is no other method of knowing Him. To know Bhagavan, there are certain conditions that must be met. Surrender yourself with all humility. Be inquisitive, in a reverential manner, about all that is spiritual. Serve, with an attitude of surrender, the spiritual master who has knowledge of the spiritual.
--- Jagad-guru His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj
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