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Therefore here it is said that priyasya, yadoḥ priyasya. King Yadu became very dear to Krsna by rendering service. Priyasya. The... As Krsna is very dear to the devotee, similarly, devotees are also very, very dear to Krsna. There is another verse, sva-pada-mūlam bhajataḥ priyasya [SB 11.5.42]. Sva-pada-mūlam bhajataḥ priyasya: "If one is engaged at the lotus feet of Krsna, he becomes very, very dear." Sva-pada-mūlam bhajataḥ priyasya. Bhajataḥ, one who is simply engaged for rendering service to the lotus feet of Krsna-he has no other business-he becomes priya. And as soon as you become priya, or dear to Krsna, then your all problems solved. Just like if you become a dear child of a very big, rich man, then where is your problem? Automatically he's taken care of. Because he has become dear child of a very big man, so what is his problem? No problem. Similarly, we have to become very dear to Krsna. Then all our problems solved.    (More...)

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