Sound Bhakti

Charmingly, we found in the commentary where Kṛṣṇa meets Indra, but He arranges to meet him in a solitary place. When He meets him in a solitary place, Vishvanath Cakravarti Thakura says that He expresses his heart to Indra, and He says, "I hope I didn't offend you by doing this." This is indicative of the heart of Kṛṣṇa. Although He wants to rectify those who are wayward, He does it in a way that makes them more attracted to Him. This is one of the lessons that Kṛṣṇa gives throughout the Bhāgvatam. Śukadeva says that even if you're flawed, you can still approach Kṛṣṇa because He has this heart where He will accept whatever fragment, whatever scintilla of sincerity you have. Even if you're a notoriously flawed person, He'll accept the scintilla of sincerity that you have, and then He'll augment that. What's more, when one approaches Kṛṣṇa, even if one is flawed, meaning that one may not have the wherewithal to have ananyāś cintayanto māṁ, just unalloyed devotion to Kṛṣṇa, one may approach Kṛṣṇa with... ( exc