How to Attract the Special Mercy of Krishna

There is no one more dear in all of existence than the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna. But from Krishna's perspective there is no one more dear than that person who loudly broadcasts His glories for the deliverance of the fallen souls from the vicious grip of the wheel of birth and death. In this connection, Srila Prabhupada explains as follows in his purport to Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.14.42:

"As admitted by Lord Krishna in Bhagavad-gita (18.69),na ca tasmān manuṣyeṣu kaścin me priya-kṛttamaḥ. (There is no one more dear to Me than the one who preaches My glories.). The brahmanas preach the cult of Krishna consciousness all around the world, and therefore, although they worship Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord also recognizes them as worshipable. The relationship is reciprocal. The brahmanas want to worship Krishna, and similarly Krishna wants to worship the brahmanas. In conclusion, therefore, brahmanas and Vaisnavas who are engaged in preaching the glories of the Lord must be worshiped by religionists, philosophers and people in general. At the Rajasuya-yajna of Maharaja Yudhisthira, many hundreds and thousands of brahmanas were present, yet Krishna was selected to be worshiped first. Therefore, Krishna is always the Supreme Person, but by His causeless mercy He recognizes the brahmanas as dearmost to Him."

The conclusion is that there is no more potent or effective method for attracting the special mercy of Krishna than to spread His glories all over the world. And therefore wherever we are we must always tell everyone we meet about the unlimitedly amazing glories of Krishna.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Srila Prabhupada--The Savior of the World

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: Personal Experience Is Proof of Krishna Consciousness?

I do not understand how one can advocate the use personal experience as the barometer for scientific proof, because many people (even devotees) use that as an excuse to follow their own minds. So, how can we say, "See for yourself." and then say, "Don't believe everything your mind tells you" in the same breath."? This sounds hypocritical. Please help me to understand this better.

Logically speaking, they would say, "Just as an alcoholic is addicted to alcohol and thinks he is sane similarly you people are hallucinating and thinking you are scientifically verifying something".

Ultimately, it seems to come to a choice, a decision, I choose to have faith in this process and keep following it, even though I am not necessarily experiencing ecstasy right now.

Your servant,
M.D.

Answer: Just Like in Eating, You Know When You Are Full.

When you eat does someone else have to tell you that you are full? Or do you know by yourself that you are full? We know when we are full because eating is a firsthand experience. Just as eating is a firsthand experience, Krishna consciousness is also a firsthand experience. This is confirmed as follows in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, 11th Canto, Chapter 2, Verse 42 as follows:

bhaktiḥ pareśānubhavo viraktir
anyatra caiṣa trika eka-kālaḥ
prapadyamānasya yathāśnataḥ syus
tuṣṭiḥ puṣṭiḥ kṣud-apāyo 'nu-ghāsam

"Devotion, direct experience of the Supreme Lord, and detachment from other things--these three occur simultaneously for one who has taken shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in the same way that pleasure, nourishment and relief from hunger come simultaneously and increasingly, with each bite, for a person engaged in eating."

Just as when you are eating, if you haven't eaten enough, you won't fell full. In a similar way, if you have not yet practiced Krishna consciousness sufficiently you will not yet experience the awakening of divine consciousness within your heart. If this is your situation, you simply must continue engaging yourself uninterruptedly in this sublime process until you feel how you are becoming full in Krishna consciousness.

Regarding the arguments of those who affirm they are tasting great happiness in material sense gratification, time will prove them wrong when their castles made of sand are washed into the sea.

You are doing well to trust the Vedic authorities and continue engaging yourself in Krishna's service, even though you are not yet tasting the result. I can assure you that the most sublime, profound, and ecstatic realizations are coming soon to you. By putting your faith in Krishna you will not be disappointed. That glorious day will come when you will rejoin Krishna in His transcendental pastimes and all anxiety and illusion are conspicuous by their absence.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari