Someone may say, "As this is a secret affair, we should not tell a small boy with little intelligence." Thus Krsna utters statements which reveal that he is very learned. "Those who are of good character see all other people on the same level as themselves. They do not see in terms of distinctions of self and others, including friends, enemies and neutrals. Such persons do not hide any actions from me." "But we are grhasthas, and cannot follow such standards." To answer that objection he says, "One should give up those who are apathetic as if they were enemies." Ujvalanilamani defines the tatastha or neutral person as "the friends of the opposing group." The neutral person is not an enemy or a friend, and should not be avoided nor accepted. Therefore he is included among those to be avoided. "But one should have faith in the friend as ones very self. I am more than a friend; I am an intimate."

He requests Nanda to tell him twice, to show his desire to hear. “Understand that this will please me.” Or “What is the use of telling you, since you are only a child?” I have a desire to hear. You should fulfill the desires of your son. Or, according to the rule that dharma should be taught to those desiring to hear, you must tell me since I have that desire. By calling his father again, he shows his strong affection. He knew about this sacrifice from previous years but asked out of sarcasm and to show disrespect for Indra. Being uncertain what to say, since Garga had said Kṛṣṇa was equal to Nārāyaṇa and he had killed many powerful demons, Nanda was silent. Kṛṣṇa again spoke to him. Since the devotees do not commit sin, they have no secret activities. The devotees are described by three adjectival phrases. They see Paramātmā everywhere (sarvaṭmanām) in the universe (iha). (They have no conception of “mine” or “another’s” and who do not consider who is a friend, who is an enemy and who is neutral.) Since you have all these qualities you should not hide your activities from me. “If we are engaged in worshipping Indra for our own benefit, how can we see Paramātmā everywhere?” Perhaps you even see with conceptions of “mine and theirs.” But still you should not hide your actions from me. You should exclude those who are indifferent, since the effect of the mantras will be absent. But I am most intimate among all friends as your son and should not be excluded from the secret.