Krishna appears to glorify devoted servants; brahman realization without bhakti inevitably leads to spiritual downfall.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.32 — October 12, 1974, Māyāpur 741012SB-MAYAPUR [33:00 Minutes] SB-01.08.32_741012SB-MAYAPUR Nitāi: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] kecid āhur ajaṁ jātaṁ puṇya-ślokasya kīrtaye yadoḥ priyasyānvavāye malayasyeva candanam [SB 1.8.32] [break] [01:04] "Some say that the Unborn is born for the glorification of pious kings, and others say that He is born to please King Yadu, one of Your dearest devotees.
You appear in his family as sandalwood appears in the Malaya Hills." Prabhupāda: kecid āhur ajaṁ jātaṁ puṇya-ślokasya kīrtaye yadoḥ priyasyānvavāye malayasya eva candanam [SB 1.8.32] So Kṛṣṇa has nothing to do. He is the Supreme. Why He shall have something to do? Na tasya kāryaṁ karaṇam...
This is the definition in the Vedas: "God has nothing to do. He is self-sufficient. Neither He has got any aspiration." Just like we are thinking of purchasing this land, that land. Why Kṛṣṇa will think like that?
Because every land is belonging to Him. So He has nothing to purchase. Everything is there. So why He comes?
That is the same way, as Kṛṣṇa says personally. He comes for paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām [Bg. 4.8]. He wants to give protection to the devotees, to glorify the devotees. That is His business.
Otherwise He has no business. He has nothing to do. Just like a devotee has nothing to do except serving Kṛṣṇa, except to see Kṛṣṇa is pleased; similarly, Kṛṣṇa has nothing to do, but He wants to glorify His devotee. This is reciprocation.
Ye yathā māṁ prapadyante [Bg. 4.11]. If you... If you dedicate your life for glorifying the Supreme Lord, the Lord is also ready. His business is to glorify you.