The Gopis Attracted by the Flute 149

Another gopi said, “My dear friends, just see the deer! Although they
are dumb animals, they have approached the son of Maharaja Nanda,
Krsna. Not only are they attracted by the dress of Krsna and Balarama, but
as soon as they hear the playing of the flute, the deer, along with their
husbands, offer respectful obeisances unto the Lord by looking at Him
with great affection.” The gopis were envious of the deer because the deer
were able to offer their service to Krsna along with their husbands. The
gopts thought themselves not so fortunate because whenever they wanted
to go to Krsna, their husbands were not very happy.

Another gopi said, ‘My dear friends, Krsna is so nicely dressed that He
appears to be the impetus to various kinds of ceremonies held by the
womenfolk. Even the wives of the denizens of heaven become attracted
after hearing the transcendental sound of His flute. Although they are
travelling in the air in their airplanes, enjoying the company of their
husbands, on hearing the sound of Krsna’s flute, they immediately become
perturbed. Their hair is loosened and their tight dresses are slackened.”
This means that the transcendental sound of the flute of Krsna extended
to all corners of the universe. Also, it is significant that the gopis knew
about the different kinds of airplanes flying in the sky.

Another gopi said to her friends, “My dear friends, the cows are also
charmed as soon as they hear the transcendental sound of the flute of
Krsna. It sounds to them like the pouring of nectar, and they immediately
spread their long ears just to catch the liquid nectar of the flute. As for the
calves, they are seen with the nipples of their mothers pressed in their
mouths, but they cannot suck the milk. They remain struck with devotion,
and tears glide down their eyes, illustrating vividly how they are embracing
Krsna heart to heart.” These phenomena indicate that even the cows and
calves in Vrndavana knew how to cry for Krsna and embrace Him heart
to heart. Actually, Krsna conscious affection can be culminated in shedding
tears from the eyes.

A younger gopi told her mother, “My dear mother, the birds, who are
all looking at Krsna playing on His flute, are sitting very attentively on the
branches and twigs of different trees. From their features it appears that
they have forgotten everything and are engaged only in hearing Krsna’s
flute. This proves that they are not ordinary birds; they are great sages and
devotees, and just to hear Krsnia’s flute they have appeared in Vrndavana
forest as birds.”’ Great sages and scholars are interested in Vedic knowledge,
but the essence of Vedic knowledge is stated in the Bhagavad-gita: vedais
ca sarvarr aham eva vedyah. Through the knowledge of the Vedas, Krsna
has to be understood. From the behavior of these birds, it appeared that
