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Why are devotees very much fond of God Rama than God Krishna?

[Ms. Thrylokya asked:-]

Swami replied:- Rama is confined to a very limited atmosphere, which is totally comparable to the atmosphere of any ordinary soul. Rama never crossed the human boundaries to show Himself as the greatest personality. An ordinary human being is encouraged by this since one can become even the greatest within the confined limits of human atmosphere. By worshipping God Rama, the soul can aspire to become the greatest by following the footsteps of Rama. The footsteps of Rama were also limited to human nature. In the case of Krishna, no ordinary human being can expect to become the greatest by crossing all the boundaries of human nature. One cannot even follow the footsteps of Krishna in any activity of life. Rama also came as an ideal human being so that every ordinary soul is easily encouraged to follow Him to become the greatest personality in Pravrutti. Unless one pleases God by following justice, no soul can be admitted into the spiritual line that is Nivrutti. The aim of the incarnation of Krishna is to prove that God comes in the human form and acts accordingly as a human being, He expresses the divinity of God to the full extent so that there cannot be even a trace of doubt in this concept, which is that God comes as a human being (Mānuṣīṃ tanumāśritam - Gita).

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