PLATE SIX
After performing His wonderful pastimes in the Yamunā River, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa got up on the shore, taking with Him all His beloved  gopīs . After putting on dry clothing, they went to a small jeweled house, where the  gopī  Vṛndā arranged to dress them in forest clothing by decorating them with fragrant flowers, green leaves and all kinds of other ornaments. In Vṛndāvana, the trees and creepers are wonderful because throughout the entire year they produce all kinds of fruits and flowers. The  gopīs  and maidservants in the bowers of Vṛndāvana picked these fruits and flowers and brought them before Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. The  gopīs  peeled all the fruits and placed them together on large plates on a platform in the jeweled cottage. They arranged the fruit in orderly rows for eating, and in front of it they made a place to sit. Among the fruits were many varieties of mango, bananas, berries, jackfruits, dates, tangerines, oranges, blackberries, grapes, and all kinds of dry fruit. At home Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī had made various types of sweetmeats from milk and sugar, and she had brought them all for Kṛṣṇa. When Kṛṣṇa saw the very nice arrangement of food, He happily sat down and had a forest picnic.