Re: Lord Gauranga - being a Devotee or posing as devotee

Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna! The Lord never poses as anything. Whatever He does, He feels it genuinely from the bottom of His heart. So He desires to imbibe the mood of Shrimati Radha, His greatest devotee. Actually He becomes His own devotee dancing to the tune of Shrimati Radha's Mahabhava. Only Radha's love can tempt Him to accept this form and conquers Him. Due to the infinite and overwhelming power of Radha's love, He sometimes even forgets that He is God Himself.  But that is not posing. It is very real. On the same hand, this does not mean that He forgets His Godliness (Bhagavatta) because it is His very nature. According to Shrila Shrivasa Thakura, it is not possible for God to forget that He is God even if He wants. Thus, both these moods and Tattvas  (of God and His own Devotee) manifest in His Pastimes according to the mood of the Associates who interact with Him in His Pastimes. Jaya Gaurahari!!!

Daaso'smi, Swami Gaurangapada.

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