He wants to increase His devotees unlimitedly.

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The Supreme Personality of Godhead is self-sufficient, but to enjoy His

transcendental bliss He requires the cooperation of His devotees. In

VRndAvana, for example, although Lord KRSNa is full in Himself, He wants the

cooperation of His devotees like the cowherd boys and the gopIs to increase

His transcendental bliss. Such pure devotees, who can increase the pleasure

potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, are certainly most dear to

Him. Not only does the Supreme Personality of Godhead enjoy the company of

His devotees, but because He is unlimited He wants to increase His devotees

unlimitedly. Thus, He descends to the material world to induce the

nondevotees and rebellious living entities to return home, back to Godhead.

He requests them to surrender unto Him because, unlimited as He is, He wants

to increase His devotees unlimitedly. The KRSNa consciousness movement is an

attempt to increase the number of pure devotees of the Supreme Lord more and

more. It is certain that a devotee who helps in this endeavor to satisfy the

Supreme Personality of Godhead becomes indirectly a controller of the

Supreme Lord. Although the Supreme Lord is full in six opulences, He does

not feel transcendental bliss without His devotees. An example that may be

cited in this regard is that if a very rich man does not have sons in a

family he does not feel happiness. Indeed, sometimes a rich man adopts a son

to complete his happiness. The science of transcendental bliss is known to

the pure devotee. Therefore the pure devotee is always engaged in increasing

the transcendental happiness of the Lord.

 

SB 9.4.64

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