If we want to love Krsna as a son, Krsna is prepared to be our son. Arjuna accepted Krsna as his friend, and Krsna was his best friend. Everyone can accept Krsna in so many ways. We can love Krsna as Arjuna did, or as Mother Yasoda did. Similarly, Pariksit Maharaja simply heard about Krsna and developed love. The first-class yogi takes Krsna as everything — priya, suta, sakha, guru, everything. This is real bhakti. If we want a son, Krsna is prepared to be our son. If we want a lover, He is prepared to be our lover. If we want a friend, He is prepared to be our friend. Whatever relationship we want in the material world, we can have with Krsna. We all have some loving propensity, and Krsna is prepared to fulfill this propensity.

Srila Prabhupada; TLK Vs 39-40