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The Lord's Inconceivable Behavior
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"O collector of honey, Krṣṇa must be very sorry not to see us  gopīs . Surely He is afflicted by memories of our pastimes. Therefore He has sent you as a messenger to satisfy us. Do not speak to us! All the women in the three worlds where death is inevitable—the heavenly, middle and lower planets—are very easily available to Krṣṇa because His curved eyebrows are so attractive. Moreover, He is always served very faithfully by the goddess of fortune. In comparison with her, we are most insignificant. Indeed, we are nothing. Yet although He is very cunning, Krṣṇa is also very charitable. You may inform Him that He is praised for His kindness to unfortunate persons and that He is therefore known as Uttamaśloka, one who is praised by chosen words and verses."
visṛja śirasi pādaṁ vedmy ahaṁ cāṭukārair anunaya-viduṣas te 'bhyetya dautyair mukundāt svakṛta iha visṛṣṭāpatya-paty-anya-lokā vyasṛjad akṛta-cetāḥ kiṁ nu sandheyam asmin
"You are buzzing at My feet just to be forgiven for your past offenses. Kindly go away from My feet! I know that Mukunda has taught you to speak very sweet, flattering words like this and to act as His messenger. These are certainly clever tricks, My dear bumblebee, but I can understand them. This is Krṣṇa's offense. Do not tell Krṣṇa what I have said, although I know that you are very envious. We  gopīs  have given up our husbands, our sons, and all the religious principles that promise better births, and now we have no other business then serving Krṣṇa. Yet Krṣṇa, by controlling His mind, has easily forgotten us. Therefore, don't speak of Him any more. Let us forget our relationship."
mṛgayur iva kapīndraṁ vivyadhe lubdha-dharmā striyam akṛta-virūpāṁ strī-jitaḥ kāmayānām balim api balim attvāveṣṭayad dhvāṅkṣavad yas tad alam asita-sakhyair dustyajas tat-kathārthaḥ
"When we remember the past births of Krṣṇa, My dear bumblebee, we are very afraid of Him. In His incarnation as Lord Rāmacandra, He acted just like a hunter and unjustly killed His friend Vāli. Lusty Śūrpaṇakhā came to satisfy Rāmacandra's desires, but He was so attached to Sītādevī that He cut off Śūrpaṇakhā's nose. In His incarnation as Vāmanadeva, He plundered Bali Mahārāja and took all his possessions, cheating him on the pretext of accepting worship from him. Vāmanadeva caught Bali Mahārāja exactly as one catches a crow. My dear bumblebee, it is not very good to make friends with such a person. I admit that once one begins to talk about Krṣṇa, it is very difficult to stop, and I admit that I have insufficient strength to give up talking about Him."