Love is never one-sided | Srila Prabhupada

Prabhupada, New York, December 20, 1966: […] Here one passage is quoted by a great commentator, Baladeva Vidyabhusana, that bhagavan bhakta-bhaktiman. Just like we become devoted, similarly, God also becomes devoted to us. You don’t think that one-sided devotion. No.

Just like love is never one-sided. Love is reciprocation, reciprocation. Similarly, although God is great, He becomes a devotee of the devotee. He takes pleasure in that way. It is clearly stated that “I also try to devote Myself for his service.” As we take pleasure in serving God, similarly, God also takes pleasure by serving the devotee. That is reciprocation. Full Lecture