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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.11.21
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 21
- bhagavāṁs tatra bandhūnāṁ
- paurāṇām anuvartinām
- yathā-vidhy upasaṅgamya
- sarveṣāṁ mānam ādadhe
bhagavānŚrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead — Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead; tatrain that place — in that place; bandhūnāmof the friends — of the friends; paurāṇāmof the citizens — of the citizens; anuvartināmthose who approached Him to receive and welcome — those who approached Him to receive and welcome; yathāas it behooves-vidhias it behooves — as it behooves; upasaṅgamyagoing nearer — going nearer; sarveṣāmfor each and every one — for each and every one; mānamhonor and respects — honor and respects; ādadheoffered — offered.
Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, approached them and offered due honor and respect to each and every one of the friends, relatives, citizens and all others who came to receive and welcome Him.
The Supreme Lord Personality of Godhead is neither impersonal nor an inert object unable to reciprocate the feelings of His devotees. Here the word yathā-vidhi, or "just as it behooves" is significant. He reciprocates "just as it behooves" with His different types of admirers and devotees. Of course, the pure devotees are of one type only because they have no other object for service but the Lord, and therefore the Lord also reciprocates with such pure devotees just as it behooves, namely, He is always attentive to all the matters of His pure devotees. There are others who designate Him as impersonal, and so the Lord also does not take any personal interest. He satisfies everyone in terms of one's development of spiritual consciousness, and a sample of such reciprocation is exhibited here with His different welcomers.