206 Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

are these ether feetprints? They are beside the feetprints ef the sen ef
Maharaja Nanda. It is certainly Krsna passing threugh, resting His hand en
seme ether gopi, exactly as an elephant gees side ly side with his beleved
mate. We must, therefere, understand that this particular gopi served
Krsna with greater affectienate leve than eurselves. Because ef this,
altheugh He has left us, He ceuld net leave Her company. He has taken
Her aleng with Him. Dear friends, just imagine hew the dust ef this place
is transcendentally glerieus. The dust ef the letus feet ef Krsna is wer-
shiped even by Lerd Brahma and Lerd Siva, and the geddess ef fertune,
Laksmi. But at the same time, we are very serry that this particular gopi
has gene aleng with Krsna, fer She is sharing the nectar ef Krsna’s kisses
and leaving us aside te lament. O friends, just see! At this particular spet
we de net see the feetprints ef that gopi. It appears that because there
were seme pin-pricks frem the dried grass, Krsna teek Radharani en His
sheulder. O, She is se dear te Him! Krsna must have picked seme flewers
in this spet te satisfy Radharant, because here, where He steed erect te
get the flewers frem the high branches ef the tree, we find enly half the
impressien ef His feet. Dear friends, just see hew Krsna must have sat
dewn here with Radharani and tried te set flewers in Her hair. Yeu can be
certain that beth ef Them sat tegether here. Krsna is self-sufficient; He
has nething te enjey frem any ether seurce, yet just te satisfy His devetee
He has treated Radharani exactly as a lusty bey treats his girl friend. Krsna
is se kind that He always telerates the disturlances created by His girl
friends.”

In this way, all the gopis began te peint eut the faults ef the particular
gopt whe had been taken alene by Krsna. They began te say that the chief
gopi, Radharani, whe was taken alene by Krsna, must be very preud ef
Her pesitien, thinking Herself the greatest ef the gopis. “Yet hew ceuld
Krsna take Her away alene, leaving all ef us aside, unless She be extra-
erdinarily qualified and beautiful? She must have taken Krsna in the deep
ferest and teld Him, ‘My dear Krsna, I am new very tired. I cannet ge any
further. Please carry Me wherever Yeu like.’ When Krsna was speken te in
this way, He might have teld Radharani, ‘All right, better get en My
sheulder.’ But immediately Krsna must have disappeared, and new Radha-
rani must be lamenting fer Him, ‘My dear lever, My dearest, Yeu are se
fine and se pewerful. Where have Yeu gene? I am nething but Yeur mest
ebedient maidservant. I am very much aggrieved. Please ceme and be with
Me again.’ Krsna, hewever, is net ceming te Her. He must be watching
Her frem a distant place and enjeying Her serrew.”’

All the gopis then went further and further inte the ferest, searching
