Accept God as son to render compulsory loving service without the conditional hesitation of worship based on His divinity.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.11–12 — September 17, 1972, Los Angeles 720917SB-LOS ANGELES [49:32 Minutes] SB-01.03.11–12_720917SB-LOS ANGELES Prabhupāda: [Govindam prayers playing; sings along] [leads singing of Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava] [prema-dhvani] Thank you very much.
Devotees: All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. All glories to Ācāryadeva. [obeisances]
Prabhupāda: Hmm. Thank you. Hmm. Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.
Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Canto One, Chapter 3, text 11. [leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] ṣaṣṭham atrer apatyatvaṁ vṛtaḥ prāpto 'nasūyayā ānvīkṣikīm alarkāya prahlādādibhya ūcivān [SB 1.3.11] Prabhupāda: Ladies. [corrects pronunciation] Strong ū, ūcivān.
[another lady chants; corrects pronunciation] That's all. Word meaning? Pradyumna: [leads chanting of synonyms] ṣaṣṭham—the sixth one; atreḥ—of Atri; apatyatvam—sonship; vṛtaḥ—being prayed for; prāptaḥ—obtained; anasūyayā—by Anasūyā; ānvīkṣikīm—on the subject of transcendence; alarkāya—unto Alarka; prahlāda-ādibhyaḥ—unto Prahlāda etc; ūcivān—spoke. [12:28] Translation: "The sixth incarnation of the puruṣa was the son of the sage Atri.
He was born in the womb of Anasūyā, who prayed for an incarnation. He spoke on the subject of transcendence to Alarka, Prahlāda and others [Yadu, Haihaya, etc.]." Prabhupāda: Purport? Pradyumna: "The Lord incarnated Himself as Dattātreya, the son of Ṛṣi Atri and Anasūyā. The history of the birth of Dattātreya as an incarnation of the Lord is mentioned in the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa in connection with the story of the devoted wife. It is said there that Anasūyā, the wife of Ṛṣi Atri, prayed before the lords Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva as follows: 'My lords, if you are pleased with me and if you desire me to ask from you some sort of blessings, then I pray that you combine together to become my son.' This was accepted by the lords, and as Dattātreya the Lord expounded the philosophy of the spirit soul and especially instructed Alarka, Prahlāda, Yadu, Haihaya, etc." Prabhupāda: So here we see that you can have God as your son.
There are so many instances. Just like Devakī got Kṛṣṇa as his [her] son; Mother Yaśodā got God as his [her] son; Śacī-mātā, [s]he also got Caitanya Mahāprabhu as son. So this is better philosophy than to accept God as father. That is especially in the Vaiṣṇava philosophy.