Absolute Arrangement

As the Supersoul within the heart of all living entities, Krsna knows everyone's desire, everyone's request and everyone's prayer. The father and son were thinking in a contradictory way, yet Krsna created a situation wherein they both agreed.

The elderly brahmana thought, "Since Lord Krsna is very merciful, He will certainly come to prove my statement."

The atheistic son thought, "It is not possible for Gopala to come and bear witness." Thinking like this, both father and son agreed.

The young brahmana took this opportunity to speak: "Please write this down so that you may not again change your word of honor." All the assembled people got this statement down in black and white and, taking the signatures of agreement from both of them, served as the mediators.

The young brahmana then said, "Will all you gentlemen present please hear me? This elderly brahmana is certainly truthful and is following religious principles. He has no desire to break his promise, but fearing that his kinsmen will commit suicide, he is deviating from the truth. By the piety of the elderly brahmana, I shall call the Supreme Personality of Godhead as a witness. Thus I shall keep his truthful promise intact."

The young brahmana immediately started for Vrndavana. Upon arriving there, he first offered his respectful obeisances to the Deity and then narrated everything in full detail. "My Lord," he said, "You are the protector of brahminical culture, and You are also very merciful. Therefore, kindly show your great mercy by protecting the religious principles of us two brahmanas. My dear Lord, I am not thinking to become happy by getting the daughter as a bride. I am simply thinking that the old brahmana has broken his promise, and that is giving me great pain."