Krsna Pleases His Devotees 315

In order to fulfill His past promise, Krsna, along with Uddhava, went to
the house of Kubja. When Krsna reached her house, He saw that it was
completely decorated in a way to excite the lusty desires of a man. This
suggests that there were many nude pictures, on top of which were cano-
pies and flags embroidered with pearl necklaces, along with comfortable
beds and cushioned chairs. The rooms were provided with flower garlands
‘and were nicely scented with incense and sprinkled with scented water.
And the rooms were illuminated by nice lamps.

When Kubja saw that Lord Krsna had come to her house in order to
fulfill His promised visit, she immediately got up from the chair to receive
Him. Accompanied by her many girl friends, she began to talk with Him
with great respect and honor. After offermg Him a nice place to sit, she
worshiped Lord Krsna in a manner just suitable to her position. Uddhava
was similarly received by Kubja and her girl friends, but he was not on an
equal level with Krsna, and he simply sat down on the floor.

Without wasting time, as one does in such situations, Krsna entered
the bedroom of Kubja. In the meantime, Kubja took her bath and
smeared her body with sandalwood pulp. She dressed herself with nice
garments, valuable jewelry, ornaments and flower garlands. Chewing betel
nut and other intoxicating eatables and spraying herself with scents, she
appeared before Krsna. Her smiling glance and moving eyes were full of
feminine bashfulness as she stood gracefully before Lord Krsna, who is
known as Madhava, the husband of the goddess of fortune. When Krsna
saw that Kubja was hesitating to come before Him, He immediately caught
hold of her hand, which was decorated with bangles. With great affection,
He dragged her beside Him and made her sit by His side. Simply by having
previously supplied pulp of sandalwood to the Supreme Lord, Krsna,
Kubja became free from all sinful reactions and eligible to enjoy with Him.
She then took Krsna’s lotus feet and placed them on her breasts, which
were burning with the blazing fire of lust. By smelling the fragrance of
Krsna’s lotus feet, she immediately became relieved of all lusty desires.
She was thus allowed to embrace Krsna with her two arms and thus
mitigate her long-cherised desire to have Krsna as a visitor in her house.

It is stated in the Bkagavad-gita that without being freed of all material
sinful reactions, one cannot be engaged in the transcendental loving service
of the Lord. Simply by supplying sandalwood pulp to Krsna, Kubja was
thus rewarded. She was not trained to worship Krsna in any other way;
therefore she wanted to satisfy Him by her profession. It is confirmed in
the Bhagavad-gita that the Lord can be worshiped even by one’s profession,
if it is sincerely offered for the pleasure of the Lord. Kubja then told
