as son

So when Krsna was pleased with their tapasya, they wanted: "My Lord, we wanted a son like You." "So where is like Me?" Krsna is asamordhva. There is nobody equal to Krsna; nobody is greater than... Otherwise, how He can be great? If somebody is greater than Him, then how He can be great? Nobody can be greater than Him. That is greatness, either you say in English language or Muhammadan language, Allahu akbar: "Allah, the Supreme Being, is the great." We also say param brahma. So nobody can be greater than Him or equal. Asamordhva. So they wanted "the son like You." That means somebody must be equal to Him. "Like You" means equal to Him. So who can be equal to Krsna? But He can expand Himself with many equals. Advaitam acyutam anadim ananta-rūpam [Bs 5.33]. Krsna can expand Himself in millions' and millions' forms. Goloka eva nivasaty akhilatma-bhūtaḥ [Bs 5.37].    (More...)