Passage 31

THE LORD’S ADDRESS:

The Lord has only one Head Office. That is the heart. All other places like ‘Kailasa,’ ‘Vaikuntha’ etc., are only branch offices. Krishna did not present Himself immediately in front of Draupadi when she prayed to Him in her hour of plight. She called the Lord ‘Dwaraka vasa’ (dweller of Dwaraka), ‘Madhurapura vasa’ (dweller of the city of Mathura) etc. But Krishna did not appear. Totally tired, she at last said ‘Hridaya vasi’ (dweller of the heart) and Krishna appeared immediately and came to her rescue. Many days later Draupadi asked Krishna, “O brother! why did You not come to me in my hour of humiliation, when I called out to You?”