Brahma’s Prayers To The Supreme Lord

Brahma’s Prayers To The Supreme Lord by His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

The difference between the devotees of Vrindavana and devotees in other places is that the residents of Vrindavana have no other desire other than to associate with Krishna. Being very kind to His devotees, Krishna fulfills their desire. Because they always want Krishna’s association, the Lord is always prepared to grant it. The devotees of Vrindavana are also spontaneously in love with Krishna. They do not need to strictly follow regulative principles because they are already naturally developed in transcendental love for Krishna. Regulative principles are required for persons who have not achieved such a position of spontaneous love. Brahma is a devotee of the Lord, but he is an ordinary devotee subject to following regulative principles. He prays to Krishna to give him the chance to take birth in Vrindavana so that he might be elevated to the platform of spontaneous love.

Lord Brahma said: “My Lord, sometimes I am puzzled as to how Your Lordship will be able to repay, in gratitude, the devotional service of these residents of Vrindavana. Although I know that You are the supreme source of all benediction, I am puzzled to know how You will be able to reciprocate all the service that You are receiving from these residents of Vrindavana. I meditate onhow You are so kind, so magnanimous, that even Putana – who came to cheat You by disguising herself as an affectionate mother – was awarded liberation and the actual position of a mother. And other demons belonging to the same family, such as Aghasura and Bakasura, were also favored with liberation and achieved You. Thinking of this, I am puzzled. These residents of Vrindavana have given You everything—their bodies, their minds, their love, their homes, their possessions. Everything is being utilized for Your purpose. So how will You be able to repay Your debt to them? You have already given Yourself to Putana! I surmise that You shall ever remain a debtor to the residents of Vrindavana, being unable to repay their loving service.”

“My Lord, I can understand that the incomparable and unexcelled service rendered by the residents of Vrindavana is due to their spontaneously engaging all natural instincts in lovingly serving You. It is said that attachment for material objects and home is due to illusion, which makes a living entity bound to the material world. However, this is only the case for persons who are not conscious of You. For the residents of Vrindavana, obstacles such as attachment to hearth and home are non-existent. Because their attachment has been directed unto You their homes have been converted into temples by Your constant presence there. Since they have forgotten everything for Your sake, there is no impediment due to material involvement. For a Krishna conscious person, there is no such thing
as impediments due to attachment for hearth and home. Nor is there any illusion.”

“I can also understand that Your appearance as a small cowherd boy, a child of the cowherd men, is not even slightly a material affair. You are so much obliged by the affection of the Vrindavana cowherds that You came here to inspire them to more loving service by Your transcendental presence. In Vrindavana there is no distinction between material and spiritual because everything is dedicated to Your loving service. My dear Lord, Your Vrindavana pastimes are simply to inspire Your devotees. If someone takes those pastimes to be material, he is mistaken or misled.”

“My dear Lord Krishna, those who deride You, claiming that You have a material body like an ordinary man, are described in the Bhagavad-gītā as demoniac and less intelligent. You are always transcendental. The non-devotees are cheated because they consider You to be of the material creation. Actually, You have assumed this body, which exactly resembles that of an ordinary cowherd boy, only to increase the devotion and transcendental bliss of Your devotees.”

“My dear Lord, I have nothing to say about people who claim that they have realized God; or that by their realization they have themselves become God. As far as I am concerned, I frankly admit that for me it is not possible to realize  You by my body, mind or speech. What can I say about You? How can I realize You by my limited senses? I cannot even think of You perfectly with my mind, which is the master of the senses. Your qualities, Your activities and Your body cannot be conceived of by any person within this material world. Only by Your mercy can one understand, to some extent, what You are.”

“My dear Lord, although I sometimes think that I am the master of this universe, You are the actual Supreme Lord of all creation. I may be the master of this universe, but there are innumerable universes, and there are also innumerable Brahmas who preside over these universes; in actuality You are the master of them all. As the Supersoul in everyone’s heart, You know everything. Please, therefore, accept me as Your surrendered servant. I hope that You will excuse me for committing the great offense of disturbing You in Your pastimes with Your friends and calves. If You will kindly allow me, I will immediately leave so that, by my absence, You can continue to enjoy pastimes Your friends and calves.”

“My dear Lord Krishna, Your very name suggests that You are all-attractive. The attraction of the sun and the moon are all due to You. Through the capacity of the sun, You are beautifying the very existence of the Yadu dynasty. And with the actions of the moon, You are enhancing the potency of the land, the demigods, the brāhmaṇas, the cows and the oceans. By your enlightening power, demons like Kamsa and others are annihilated. Therefore it is my deliberate conclusion that You are the only venerable Deity within the creation. Accept my repeated obeisance until the annihilation of this material world. As long as there is sunshine within this material world, kindly accept my
humble obeisance.”

In this way, after offering humble and respectful obeisance unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead and circumambulating Him three times, Brahma, the master of the universe prepared to return to his abode, known as Brahmaloka. By a gesture, the Supreme Personality of Godhead gave him permission to do so.

— KRISHNA, The Supreme Personality of Godhead» Chapter 14: Prayers Offered by Lord Brahma to Lord Krishna.