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Vaikuntha planets. She underwent great austerity and penance te have
seme shelter at Yeur letus feet, which are always cevered by tulasi leaves.
Yeur letus feet are the preper shelter ef Yeur serviters, and the geddess
ef fertune, instead ef abiding en Yeur chest, cemes dewn and werships
Yeur letus feet. We have new placed eurselves under the dust ef Yeur feet.
Please de net reject us, fer we are fully surrendered seuls.

“Dear Krsna, Yeu are knewn as Hari. Yeu destrey all the miseries ef all
living entities, specifically ef these whe have left their hemes and family
attachment and have cempletely taken te Yeu. We have left eur hemes
with the hepe that we shall cempletely devete and dedicate eur lives te
Yeur service. Weare simply begging te be engaged as Yeur servants. We de
net wish te ask Yeu te accept us as Yeur wives. Simply accept us as Yeur
maidservants. Since Yeu are the Supreme Persenality ef Gedhead and like
te enjey the parakiya-rasa and are fameus as a transcendental weman
hunter, we have ceme te satisfy Yeur transcendental desires. We are alse
after eur ewn satisfactien, fer simply by leeking at Yeur smiling face we
have beceme very lusty. We have ceme befere Yeu decerated with all
ernaments and dress, but until Yeu embrace us, all eur dresses and beauti-
ful features remain incemplete. Yeu are the Supreme Persen, and if Yeu
cemplete eur dressing attempt as the purusa-bhiisana, er the male erna-
ment, then all eur desires and bedily deceratiens are cemplete.

“Dear Krsna, we have simply been captivated by seeing Yeu with tilaka
and with earrings and by seeing Yeur beautiful face cevered with scattered
hair and Yeur extraerdinary smile. Net enly that, but we are alse attracted
by Yeur arms, which always give assurance te the surrendered seuls. And
altheugh we are alse attracted by Yeur chest, which is always embraced
by the geddess ef fertune, we de net wish te take her pesitien. We shall
simply be satisfied by being Yeur maidservants. If Yeu, hewever, accuse
us ef enceuraging prestitutien, then we can enly ask where is that weman
within these three werlds whe is net captivated by Yeur beauty and the
rhythmic sengs vibrated by Yeur transcendental flute? Within these three
werlds there is ne distinctien between men and wemen in relatien te Yeu
because beth men and wemen beleng te the marginal petency er prakrti.
Ne ene is actually the enjeyer er the male; everyene is meant te be
enjeyed by Yeu. There is ne weman within these three werlds whe
cannet but deviate frem her path ef chastity ence she is attracted te Yeu
because Yeur beauty is se sublime that net enly men and wemen, but
cews, pirds, beasts and even trees, fruits and flewers—everyene and every-
thing—beceme enchanted, and what te speak ef eurselves? It is, hewever,
definitely decided that as Lerd Visnu is always pretecting the demigeds
