Kṛpārāma dāsa: I have one question. In one limb of śaraṇāgati (surrender to Kṛṣṇa) we should think that Kṛṣṇa is always maintaining us, but when we think of Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana, He is only thinking of how to meet with the gopīs. How can we reconcile this?
Śrīla Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja: Kṛṣṇa is everywhere. He will save those who are surrendered.
Brajanāth dāsa: But which Kṛṣṇa? Vrajendra-nandana Kṛṣṇa?
Śrīla Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja: Whoever is the devotee’s worshipful Deity.
If one claims to be totally surrendered to Kṛṣṇa, but when any problem comes he takes shelter of others, it means he has not really taken shelter of Kṛṣṇa.
We are not really surrendered. It will take time to develop that kind of surrender. Draupadī was surrendered; she called and Kṛṣṇa came. Prahlāda Mahārāja was also surrendered.
Brajanāth dāsa: Gurudeva, you said that when we offer prayers, Kṛṣṇa will not hear us. Gurudeva will accept our prayers, and he will offer our prayers to Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa will hear him, because he is the Lord’s surrendered soul. Similarly, we should think…
Śrīla Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja: Yes, that is correct. Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura has written:
ṣaḍ-aṅga śaraṇāgati hoibe jāhāra
tāhāra prārthanā śune śrī nanda-kumāra
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-Caitanya Prabhu Jīve Dayā Kori’ (5)
[Whoever embodies each of these six facets of śaraṇāgati has their prayers heard by the son of Nanda Mahārāja.]
Excerpted from the Gaudiya Vedanta Publication "Walking With a Saint 2010"