Krishna sees everything. He knows every desire that exists within us even better than we know them ourselves. He knows exactly what we are thinking and why. He knows exactly what motivates us.When Krishna sees we are motivated by the desire for prestige, He gives us what we want. But we won’t get Him because we didn’t want Him. We will be unable to capture Krishna’s attention by our desire for recognition. When He sees that we are not motivated by a desire for personal recognition but by devotion, then we gain His attention.
(unknown lecture)