Krṣṇa Pleases His Devotees
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In order to fulfill His past promise, Krṣṇa, along with Uddhava, went to the house of Kubjā. When Krṣṇa reached her house, He saw that it was completely decorated in a way to excite the lusty desires of a man. This suggests that there were many nude pictures, on top of which were canopies and flags embroidered with pearl necklaces, along with comfortable beds and cushioned chairs. The rooms were provided with flower garlands and were nicely scented with incense and sprinkled with scented water. And the rooms were illuminated by nice lamps.
When Kubjā saw that Lord Krṣṇa had come to her house in order to fulfill His promised visit, she immediately got up from the chair to receive Him. Accompanied by her many girl friends, she began to talk with Him with great respect and honor. After offering Him a nice place to sit, she worshiped Lord Krṣṇa in a manner just suitable to her position. Uddhava was similarly received by Kubjā and her girl friends, but he was not on an equal level with Krṣṇa, and he simply sat down on the floor.
Without wasting time, as one does in such situations, Krṣṇa entered the bedroom of Kubjā. In the meantime, Kubjā took her bath and smeared her body with sandalwood pulp. She dressed herself with nice garments, valuable jewelry, ornaments and flower garlands. Chewing betel nut and other intoxicating eatables and spraying herself with scents, she appeared before Krṣṇa. Her smiling glance and moving eyes were full of feminine bashfulness as she stood gracefully before Lord Krṣṇa, who is known as Mādhava, the husband of the goddess of fortune. When Krṣṇa saw that Kubjā was hesitating to come before Him, He immediately caught hold of her hand, which was decorated with bangles. With great affection, He dragged her beside Him and made her sit by His side. Simply by having previously supplied pulp of sandalwood to the Supreme Lord, Krṣṇa, Kubjā became free from all sinful reactions and eligible to enjoy with Him. She then took Krṣṇa's lotus feet and placed them on her breasts, which were burning with the blazing fire of lust. By smelling the fragrance of Krṣṇa's lotus feet, she immediately became relieved of all lusty desires. She was thus allowed to embrace Krṣṇa with her two arms and thus mitigate her long-cherised desire to have Krṣṇa as a visitor in her house.
It is stated in the  Bhagavad-gītā  that without being freed of all material sinful reactions, one cannot be engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. Simply by supplying sandalwood pulp to Krṣṇa, Kubjā was thus rewarded. She was not trained to worship Krṣṇa in any other way; therefore she wanted to satisfy Him by her profession. It is confirmed in the  Bhagavad-gītā  that the Lord can be worshiped even by one's profession, if it is sincerely offered for the pleasure of the Lord. Kubjā then told