The energy of Krishna is love. Pure, universal love.
Krishna's life and choices were all conscious. They were all about choices.
In spite of having the power to subdue Kaliya and kill Kansa, in later life, in spite of being a king, he did not fight, nor lifted a shastra, nor did he contribute to strategy in any way.
He could have prevented the war, but he allowed it to happen, knowing full well that in spite of not lifting a finger to hurt anyone, his entire kula (tribe) would be ended through a curse.
That was the message he wanted to leave for all, even at the cost of being called Ran-chhod (one who runs away from war - the worst insult for a warrior / king).
That love, at the end, conquers all, and left unattended, hatred has only one consequence - destruction.
Spardha, Irshya, Kaam, Krodh, Lobh, Moh, Ahankar - they are all inherent in the story of Mahabharata, and the story of Mahabharata teaches us that these qualities lead to vansh naash (end of one's bloodline). The Kauravas are just the metaphor.
He did not go for that one final meeting to just broker peace. He went in to demonstrate that even ONE right step, taken at the very last minute also, can prevent eventual destruction. But, blinded by one's pride and greed, one entirely misreads the path and view hatred as superiority.
Therefore, Krishna consciousness is the consciousness of the universal power of love, not love of power.
That love, as a light pink or white or pale yellow energy, flows and in its wake, converts everything that it encounters.
But whether to encounter the energy of love - that is the decision of each entity. Just as air cannot enter a rock, no matter how forcefully it pushes, likewise, energy of love can only enter a heart if the heart allows it. Whether the entity is a plant, animal, cell, or microbe, it always has the consciousness to make a decision.
Krishna himself chose the easily understood metaphor of girl - boy love to explain pure, unadulterated, and innocent love. Mortal Humans understand this as the most potent, action-oriented form of love. And therefore, this comprehension is easy for them.
Only after we understand this do we transcend and ask the question - If not this body, then what? If not this gender, what? And then we understand the love that Krishna is trying to show us.
In Bhakti Yoga and Gyana Yoga both, Krishna maintains that the bhakt is bigger than the Bhagwan. That the power of love, demonstrated through devotion, is greater than any power that a deity might hold.
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