SB 10.46.39

He has no pious or impious karmic results. The cause of all this is that he is devoid of indentifying himself with these things (amāninaḥ) and without transformations of mind etc. (verse 37). The negative is used with all the phrases for emphasis. The first vā in verse 37 indicates “all these.” The other vās indicate negation of even the possibility. Instead of janma eva ca sometimes janma vā is seen. But though he has this nature, he sees some as dear because of their devotional qualities and sees others as detestable because of their violence to devotees. Without judging that one form is good and another is bad, he appears in forms similar to these, which are suitable to protect those whom he has recognized as having devotional qualities. “He can protect them just by his decision. What is the purpose in displaying these different forms?” He does this for playing. Lokavat tu līlā-kaivalyam: he performs actions for play, like people in this world. (Brahma-sūtra 2.1.34) The meaning is this. He is not contaminated by anything but good qualities are attractive to him, since he is the crest jewel of all good qualities. The main item of good qualities is to be fixed in Kṛṣṇa. Dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitav’ atra: everything up to even liberation is rejected as cheating. (SB 1.1.2) na kiñcit sādhavo dhīrā bhaktā hy ekāntino mama vāñchanty api mayā dattaṁ kaivalyam apunar-bhavam But intelligent devotees, completely dedicated to me alone, do not desire liberation even if I offer it to them. SB 11.20.34 His attraction to his devotees is made clear in this verse: sādhavo hṛdayaṁ mahyaṁ sādhūnāṁ hṛdayaṁ tv aham mad-anyat te na jānanti nāhaṁ tebhyo manāg api The pure devotee is my very heart: what pains him pains me. I am the heart of the pure devotee: what pleases him pleases me. My devotees do not know anything else but me, and I do not know more than they do. SB 9.4.68 The attachment to the Lord is of various types caused by the various degrees of attachment to him, caused by various degrees of prema for him. Prema is the sole cause of that. bhaktiḥ pareśānubhavo viraktir anyatra caiṣa trika eka-kālaḥ prapadyamānasya yathāśnataḥ syus tuṣṭiḥ puṣṭiḥ kṣud-apāyo 'nu-ghāsam Devotion, direct experience of the Supreme Lord, and detachment from other things—these three occur simultaneously for one who has taken shelter of Kṛṣṇa, in the same way that pleasure, fullness of the stomach and relief from hunger are experienced simultaneously, with each bite, for a person engaged in eating. SB 11.2.42 na karhicin mat-parāḥ śānta-rūpe naṅkṣyanti no me 'nimiṣo leḍhi hetiḥ yeṣām ahaṁ priya ātmā sutaś ca sakhā guruḥ suhṛdo daivam iṣṭam The devotees in the spiritual world are never deprived of any enjoyment. My wheel of time does not afflict those devotees, for whom I am a lover, the ātmā, son, friend, elder, companion or worshipable deity. SB 3.25.38 That prema is beyond the guṇas. The Lord himself says: sāttvikaṁ sukham ātmotthaṁ viṣayotthaṁ tu rājasam tāmasaṁ moha-dainyotthaṁ nirguṇaṁ mad-apāśrayam Happiness arising from knowledge of ātmā is in sattva, happiness arising from sense objects is in rajas and happiness arising from delusion and degradation is in tamas. But that happiness arising from activities related to me is beyond the guṇas. sāttviky ādhyātmikī śraddhā karma-śraddhā tu rājasī tāmasy adharme yā śraddhā mat-sevāyāṁ tu nirguṇā Faith in ātmā is in sattva, faith in prescribed karma is in rajas, faith in irreligious activities is in tamas, but faith in my devotional service is beyond the guṇas. SB 11.25.29,27 Therefore the Lord has regard for such person. Padma Purāṇa says mad-bhaktānāṁ vinodarthaṁ karomi vividhāḥ kriyāḥ: I engage in various activities for the pleasure of my devotees. Thus he performs pastimes for his pleasure, which is giving pleasure to his devotees. That is his nature. Thus he takes forms according to the situation. As they surrender to me I respond. (BG 4.11) Because of your vātsaya-prema which is more intense than that of Vasudeva and Devakī and others, without giving regard to them, he desires to protect you two. He is attracted by your prema. He regards himself as only your son. Eager to reveal suitable pastimes to you, he will return to Vraja. He has said to me “Dear gentle Uddhava, go to Vraja and give pleasure to our parents.” (verse 3)