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What does Krishna's response to Kunti's request for pain and suffering signify?

A true devotee chooses God over happiness, embracing even pain as a reminder of the divine, for in the hands of God, suffering transforms into joy and a path to deeper understanding.

— Osho
According to Osho, Krishna’s response to Kunti’s prayer for suffering underscores that a true devotee chooses God over happiness, even preferring pain that keeps remembrance alive. It also reveals a lover’s play: God cannot bestow misery—His only gift is bliss—so even ‘suffering’ from Him becomes joy and a means of deepening, cleansing the being, burning bridges to worldly pursuits.

It means truly loving God more than feeling good, trusting that whatever comes from Him turns into happiness and helps you grow.

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