if god is sat-chit-anand. It means he is satisfied. TheN why we serve lord or satisfied lord. If he is satisfied then what is the means of our services.
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Here are some quotes from Srila Prabhupada and sastra to understand this concept better. If Supreme Lord is self-satisfied, why he needs our service?
SB 5.3.8 TEXT 8 TEXT atmana evanusavanam anjasavyatirekena bobhuyamanasesha-purushartha-svarupasya kintu nathasisha asasananam etad abhisamradhana-matram bhavitum arhati. SYNONYMS atmanah—self-sufficiently; eva—certainly; anusavanam—at every moment; anjasa—directly; avyatirekena—without stopping; bobhuyamana—increasing; asesha—unlimitedly; purusha-artha—the goals of life; sva-rupasya—Your actual identity; kintu—but; natha—O Lord; asishah—benedictions for material enjoyment; asasananam—of us, who are always desiring; etat—this; abhisamradhana—for getting Your mercy; matram—only; bhavitum arhati—can be. TRANSLATION All of life's goals and opulences are directly, self-sufficiently, unceasingly and unlimitedly increasing in You at every moment. Indeed, You are unlimited enjoyment and blissful existence itself. As far as we are concerned, O Lord, we are always after material enjoyment. You do not need all these sacrificial arrangements, but they are meant for us so that we may be benedicted by Your Lordship. All these sacrifices are performed for our fruitive results, and they are not actually needed by You. PURPORT Being self-sufficient, the Supreme Lord does not need huge sacrifices. Fruitive activity for a more opulent life is for those who desire such material opulence for their interest. Yajnarthat karmano 'nyatra loko 'yam karma-bandhanah: [Bg. 3.9]) if we do not act to satisfy the Supreme Lord. we engage in maya's activities. We may construct a gorgeous temple and spend thousands of dollars, but such a temple is not required by the Lord. The Lord has many millions of temples for His residence. and He does not need our attempt. He does not require opulent activity at all. Such engagement is meant for our benefit. If we engage our money in constructing a gorgeous temple, we are freed from the reactions of our endeavors. This is for our benefit. In addition, if we attempt to do something nice for the Supreme Lord, He is pleased with us and gives us His benediction. In conclusion, the gorgeous arrangements are not for the Lord's sake but for our own. If we somehow or other receive blessings and benedictions from the Lord, our consciousness can be purified and we can become eligible to return home, back to Godhead.
Teachings of lord Kapila
Chapter 14 Verse 33
Excerpt
One may ask why Narayana has created us, why it is we are part and parcel of Narayana. Eko bahu-syam. Why has Narayana become many? He has created us for enjoyment. Anandamayo 'bhyasat (Vedanta-sutra 1.1.12). He has created us in the same way a gentleman accepts a wife. If one takes on a wife, he will beget children. A man takes on the responsibility of maintaining a wife and children because he thinks that through them he will enjoy life. In the material world we see that during the evening a man tries to enjoy life with his wife, children and friends. Therefore he takes on so many responsibilities. This is supposed to be ananda, bliss, but because it takes place in the material world, the ananda is converted into something distasteful. However, we can enjoy this ananda when we are with our Supreme Father, Krishna. We are all children of the Supreme Father, and in Bhagavad-gita (14.4) Krishna claims all species of life as His children: sarva-yonishu kaunteya murtayah sambhavanti yah tasam brahma mahad yonir aham bija-pradah pita "It should be understood that all species of life, O son of Kunti, are made possible by birth in this material nature, and that I am the seed-giving father." The Supreme Father, Sri Krishna, has created us for His enjoyment, not to create distress. Although we are Krishna's children, we have given up our Supreme Father because we wish to enjoy ourselves independently. Consequently we are suffering. If a rich man's son gives up his home to try to enjoy life independently, he simply suffers. It is to our benefit to return home, back to Godhead, to enjoy ourselves with our original father, Krishna. This will give us happiness. Krishna is full of all opulence. He possesses in totality wealth, strength, beauty, fame, knowledge and renunciation. He possesses everything in unlimited quantity. If we return to our original father, we can enjoy ourselves with Him unlimitedly. It is not that we can enjoy ourselves independent of Krishna. Nor can we say that to enjoy ourselves we have to become one with Krishna.
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So the Supersoul, Visvatma, He's one. But because we are different, therefore we are acting differently. The question may be raised that if Visvatma, the Supersoul, is one, why there are different activities? The different activities due to our will, our selection: "I want to act in this way." So He gives the facility. Just like somebody wants to drink, the government gives license for liquor shop. Now, it is not that everyone is drinking, but there is facility for the drunkards. Because the drunkards want to drink, so government gives facility: "All right. Here is a liquor shop. You drink." But as soon you commit some offense by drinking, you are arrested. So this arrest of the drunkard, is it the government's will or the person created such situation to be arrested? So in this way, the whole world is going on. Samo 'ham sarva-bhuteshu na me dveshyo 'sti na priyah. Krishna says, "I am equal to everyone. I don't..., I'm not envious of everyone, or anyone, or I am friendly to everyone." He's friendly, actually He's friendly. But people, they accuse Him: "Why God has created this distress? Why I am suffering?" You are suffering for your own fault. God created you to become happy. He's happy. You are part and parcel of Krishna. You should be happy. But you don't accept the way of happiness. That is your fault.
Yes, it is true that GOD is all satisfied they don't except anything from us except love. God has created this universe for us to play and back to Godhead. For example, if we are child of our parent then what can they expect from us to be satisfy? Is they really need anything than love.
So Lord Krishna is (Sat-Chit-Annand) but they need love of their children to be happy and we will also feel happy if parent are happy.
Krishna is our parent and it is our duty to please him by doing any kind of service.
All universe is created for His satisfaction, therefore all living entities playing their role in that.
Nobody can escape or refuse to be part of that.
The difference is that devotees realized that, comparing to others who think they are independent Gods.
The Lord is always satisfied, no matter of the consciousness of living entities, but those who are in the mood of doing something for the satisfaction of the Lord reviving their original transcendental Krishna consciousness.
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Here are some quotes from Srila Prabhupada and sastra to understand this concept better. If Supreme Lord is self-satisfied, why he needs our service?
SB 5.3.8
TEXT 8
TEXT
atmana evanusavanam anjasavyatirekena bobhuyamanasesha-purushartha-svarupasya kintu nathasisha asasananam etad abhisamradhana-matram bhavitum arhati.
SYNONYMS
atmanah—self-sufficiently; eva—certainly; anusavanam—at every moment; anjasa—directly; avyatirekena—without stopping; bobhuyamana—increasing; asesha—unlimitedly; purusha-artha—the goals of life; sva-rupasya—Your actual identity; kintu—but; natha—O Lord; asishah—benedictions for material enjoyment; asasananam—of us, who are always desiring; etat—this; abhisamradhana—for getting Your mercy; matram—only; bhavitum arhati—can be.
TRANSLATION
All of life's goals and opulences are directly, self-sufficiently, unceasingly and unlimitedly increasing in You at every moment. Indeed, You are unlimited enjoyment and blissful existence itself. As far as we are concerned, O Lord, we are always after material enjoyment. You do not need all these sacrificial arrangements, but they are meant for us so that we may be benedicted by Your Lordship. All these sacrifices are performed for our fruitive results, and they are not actually needed by You.
PURPORT
Being self-sufficient, the Supreme Lord does not need huge sacrifices. Fruitive activity for a more opulent life is for those who desire such material opulence for their interest. Yajnarthat karmano 'nyatra loko 'yam karma-bandhanah: [Bg. 3.9]) if we do not act to satisfy the Supreme Lord. we engage in maya's activities. We may construct a gorgeous temple and spend thousands of dollars, but such a temple is not required by the Lord. The Lord has many millions of temples for His residence. and He does not need our attempt. He does not require opulent activity at all. Such engagement is meant for our benefit. If we engage our money in constructing a gorgeous temple, we are freed from the reactions of our endeavors. This is for our benefit. In addition, if we attempt to do something nice for the Supreme Lord, He is pleased with us and gives us His benediction. In conclusion, the gorgeous arrangements are not for the Lord's sake but for our own. If we somehow or other receive blessings and benedictions from the Lord, our consciousness can be purified and we can become eligible to return home, back to Godhead.
Teachings of lord Kapila
Chapter 14 Verse 33
Excerpt
One may ask why Narayana has created us, why it is we are part and parcel of Narayana. Eko bahu-syam. Why has Narayana become many? He has created us for enjoyment. Anandamayo 'bhyasat (Vedanta-sutra 1.1.12). He has created us in the same way a gentleman accepts a wife. If one takes on a wife, he
will beget children. A man takes on the responsibility of maintaining a wife and children because he thinks that through them he will enjoy life. In the material world we see that during the evening a man tries to enjoy life with his wife, children and friends. Therefore he takes on so many responsibilities. This is supposed to be ananda, bliss, but because it takes place in the material world, the ananda is converted into something distasteful. However, we can enjoy this ananda when we are with our Supreme Father, Krishna. We are all children of the Supreme Father, and in Bhagavad-gita (14.4) Krishna claims all species of life as His children:
sarva-yonishu kaunteya
murtayah sambhavanti yah
tasam brahma mahad yonir
aham bija-pradah pita
"It should be understood that all species of life, O son of Kunti, are made possible by birth in this material nature, and that I am the seed-giving father."
The Supreme Father, Sri Krishna, has created us for His enjoyment, not to create distress. Although we are Krishna's children, we have given up our Supreme Father because we wish to enjoy ourselves independently. Consequently we are suffering. If a rich man's son gives up his home to try to enjoy life independently, he simply suffers. It is to our benefit to return home, back to Godhead, to enjoy ourselves with our original father, Krishna. This will give us happiness. Krishna is full of all opulence. He possesses in totality wealth, strength, beauty, fame, knowledge and renunciation. He possesses everything in unlimited quantity. If we return to our original father, we can enjoy ourselves with Him unlimitedly. It is not that we can enjoy ourselves independent of Krishna. Nor can we say that to enjoy ourselves we have to become one with Krishna.
721111SB.VRN
Excerpt
So the Supersoul, Visvatma, He's one. But because we are different, therefore we are acting differently. The question may be raised that if Visvatma, the Supersoul, is one, why there are different activities? The different activities due to our will, our selection: "I want to act in this way." So He gives the facility. Just like somebody wants to drink, the government gives license for liquor shop. Now, it is not that everyone is drinking, but there is facility for the drunkards. Because the drunkards want to drink, so government gives facility: "All right. Here is a liquor shop. You drink." But as soon you commit some offense by drinking, you are arrested. So this arrest of the drunkard, is it the government's will or the person created such situation to be arrested? So in this way, the whole world is going on. Samo 'ham sarva-bhuteshu na me dveshyo 'sti na priyah. Krishna says, "I am equal to everyone. I don't..., I'm not envious of everyone, or anyone, or I am friendly to everyone." He's friendly, actually He's friendly. But people, they accuse Him: "Why God has created this distress? Why I am suffering?" You are suffering for your own fault. God created you to become happy. He's happy. You are part and parcel of Krishna. You should be happy. But you don't accept the way of happiness. That is your fault.
Hare Krishna Prabhuji,
PAMHO
Yes, it is true that GOD is all satisfied they don't except anything from us except love. God has created this universe for us to play and back to Godhead. For example, if we are child of our parent then what can they expect from us to be satisfy? Is they really need anything than love.
So Lord Krishna is (Sat-Chit-Annand) but they need love of their children to be happy and we will also feel happy if parent are happy.
Krishna is our parent and it is our duty to please him by doing any kind of service.
I hope it clears your doubt.
Jai Sril. PrabhuPad
Hari Bol
All universe is created for His satisfaction, therefore all living entities playing their role in that.
Nobody can escape or refuse to be part of that.
The difference is that devotees realized that, comparing to others who think they are independent Gods.
The Lord is always satisfied, no matter of the consciousness of living entities, but those who are in the mood of doing something for the satisfaction of the Lord reviving their original transcendental Krishna consciousness.