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languages of the animals. An old woman in Vṛndāvana, present at the time of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, once stated in surprise: “How wonderful it is that Kṛṣṇa, who owns the hearts of all the young girls of Brajabhūmi, can nicely speak the language of Brajabhūmi with the  gopīs , while in Sanskrit He speaks with the demigods, and in the language of the animals He can even speak with the cows and buffalo! Similarly, in the language of the Kashmere Province, and with the parrots and other birds, as well as in most common languages, Kṛṣṇa is so expressive!” She inquired from the  gopīs  as to how Kṛṣṇa had become so expert in speaking so many different types of languages.
↑    Truth full  
   ↑    Truth full
A person whose word of honor is never broken is called truthful. Krṣṇa once promised Kuntī, the mother of the Pāṇḍavas, that He would bring her five sons back from the battlefield of Kurukṣetra. After the battle was finished, when all the Pāṇḍavas had come home, Kuntī praised Krṣṇa because His promise was so nicely fulfilled. She said, “Even the sunshine may one day become cool and the moonshine may one day become hot, but still Your promise will not fail. Similarly, when Krṣṇa, along with Bhīma and Arjuna, went to challenge Jarāsandha, He plainly told Jarāsandha that He was the eternal Krṣṇa, present along with two of the Pāṇḍavas. The story is that both Krṣṇa and the Pāṇḍavas—in this case Bhīma and Arjuna—were  kṣatriyas  (warrior-kings). Jarāsandha was also a  kṣatriya  and was very charitable toward the  brāhmaṇas . Thus Krṣṇa, who had planned to fight with Jarāsandha, went to him with Bhīma and Arjuna in the dress of  brāhmaṇas . Jarāsandha, being very charitable toward the  brāhmaṇas , asked them what they wanted, and they expressed their desire to fight with him. Then Krṣṇa, dressed as a  brāhmaṇa , declared Himself to be the same Krṣṇa who was the King’s eternal enemy.
↑     Pleasing Talker
A person who can speak sweetly even with his enemy just to paci-