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•thers. If sometimes there are such feelings, Krṣṇa ends them by changing His attitude toward the devotee.
The  gopīs  then began to address the  tulasī  plants: “Dear  tulasī , you are much beloved by Lord Krṣṇa because your leaves are always at His lotus feet. Dear  mālatī  flower, dear  mallikā  flower, dear jasmine flower, all of you must have been touched by Krṣṇa while He was passing this way after giving us transcendental enjoyment. Have you seen Mādhava passing this way? O mango trees, O trees of jack fruit, O pear trees and asana trees! O blackberries and bael trees and trees of kadamba flower—you are all very pious trees to be living on the bank of Yamunā. Krṣṇa must have passed through this way. Will you kindly let us know which way He has gone?
The  gopīs  then looked upon the ground they were traversing and began to address the earth, “Dear earthly planet, we do not know how many penances and austerities you have undergone to be now living with the footprints of Lord Krṣṇa upon you. You are very jolly; the hairs on your body are these jubilant trees and plants. Lord Krṣṇa must have been very much pleased with you, otherwise how could He have embraced you in the form of Varāha the boar? When you were submerged in water, He delivered you, taking the whole weight of your existence on His tusks.”
After addressing the innumerable trees and plants, they turned their faces toward the beautiful deer who were looking on them very pleasingly. “It appears,” they addressed the deer, “that Krṣṇa, who is the Supreme Nārāyaṇa Himself, must have passed through this way along with His companion, Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune. Otherwise, how is it possible that the aroma of His garland, which is smeared with the red  kuṅkuma  from the breast of the goddess of fortune, can be perceived in the breeze blowing here? It appears that they must have passed through here and touched your bodies, and thus you are feeling so pleasant and are looking toward us with sympathy. Will you kindly, therefore, inform us which way Krṣṇa has gone? Krṣṇa is the well-wisher of Vṛndāvana. He is as kind to you as to us; therefore after leaving us, He must have been present in your company. O fortunate trees, we are thinking of Krṣṇa, the younger brother of Balarāma. While passing through here, with one hand resting on the shoulder of the goddess of fortune and the other hand whirling a lotus flower, He must have been very pleased to accept your obeisances, and He must have glanced at you with great pleasure.
Some of the  gopīs  then began to address their other  gopī  friends, “Dear friends, why don’t you question these creepers who are so jubilantly embracing the big trees as if the trees were their husbands? It appears that the flowers of the creepers must have been touched