If God Is Everywhere, Why Does He Cry to Meet You?
Question
In the Bhagavad Gita, Shri Krishna tells Arjun, “I reciprocate the feelings and sentiments of my devotees” (Gita 4.11). This means that when a devotee cries out of love and longing to meet God then God also feels that same love and longing.
The scriptures say God is everywhere and lives in the hearts of His devotees. If God is always present, how can He feel separated from His devotee?
And if He doesn’t feel separated, why would He long to meet them and shed tears?
If He’s only pretending, then why should anyone love Him sincerely?
Answer
The answer is that God’s love is pure and genuine. There is no pretense in His love.
So, let us ponder on this point deeply.
God has many powers, and He controls them all—but the most powerful among them is the power of love. This power of love is very unique.
Love is unique because it does not stay under God’s control. Instead, love has the power to control God. Because of love, the Almighty forgets His greatness and behaves like an ordinary person—crying to get His mother Yashoda’s attention or dancing for the gopis to get a little buttermilk.
This power of love is so strong that when a devotee cries for God, God also longs to meet them. When scriptures say that God sheds tears for His devotee, they don’t mean He’s pretending—He truly feels those emotions. In those moments, all His other powers become inactive, and only love remains.
During Shri Krishna’s time on Earth, over 5000 years ago, He lived as a simple cowherd boy, completely unaware of His divine powers. He ate with His friends, played with them, and even fought over food. His childhood was so natural that even Lord Brahma, the creator, began doubting Krishna’s divinity.
To test Him, Brahma kidnapped Krishna’s friends and cows while Krishna was resting. When Krishna woke up by the power of Yogmaya, He understood what had happened. Using His Yogmaya power, He created copies of the missing boys and cattle so that life in Braj continued as usual.
After a year, Brahma returned, expecting to see grieving families. But instead, everything was normal. Parents played with their children, and cows fed their calves. Every cowherd boy was so charming that their families felt even more attached to them than before. Brahma quickly realized his mistake—he had doubted the Supreme Lord.
Overcome with regret, Brahma bowed at Krishna’s feet and begged for forgiveness. He praised the cowherd boys, saying how blessed they were to have Krishna as their friend.
अहोभाग्यमहोभाग्यमं नंदगोपब्रजौकसाम् ।यन्मित्रं परमानंदं पूर्णम ब्रह्म सनातनम् ॥ भागवत
ahobhāgyamahobhāgyamaṁ naṁdagopabrajaukasām ।yanmitraṁ paramānaṁdaṁ pūrṇama brahma sanātanam ॥ bhāgavata
""Who can sing the glories of the fortune of these cowherd boys of Braj, whose friend is the Supreme Lord Himself!”"
Brahma then prayed for a chance to be reborn as a tree, creeper or even a bird in the holy land of Braj, so he could receive the dust from the feet of Krishna’s friends.
Love grows best between equals. Through His divine energy, Krishna makes sure His beloved devotees see Him as one of them, without any divine greatness or power.