181 The Nectar of Devotion
38. Happy

Any person who is always joyful and untouched by any distress is
called happy.

As far as Krsna’s enjoyment is concerned, it is stated that the orna-
ments which decorated the bodies of Krsna and His queens were be-
yond the dreams of Kubera, the treasurer of the heavenly kingdom.
The constant dancing before the doors of Krsna’s palaces was not to
be imagined even by the demigods in the heavenly kingdom. In the
heavenly kingdom, Indra always sees the dancing of the society girls.
But even Indra could not imagine how beautiful were the dances
being performed at the gates of Krsna’s palaces. Gauri means white
woman, and Lord Siva’s wife is called Gauri. The beautiful women
residing within the palaces of Krsna were so much whiter than Gauri
that they were compared to the moonshine, and they were constantly
visible to Krsna. Therefore, no one can be enjoying more than Krsna.
The conception of enjoyment is beautiful women, ornaments and
riches. And all of these things were fabulously present in the palaces
of Krsna, defeating even the imagination of Kubera, Lord Indra or
Lord Siva.

Not even a slight distress can touch Krsna. Once some of the gopis
went to the place where the brahmanas were performing sacrifices and
said, “‘My dear wives of the brahmanas, you must know that not even
aslight smell of distress can touch Krsna. He knows no loss, He knows
no defamation, He has no fear, He has no anxiety, and He does not
know calamity. He is simply encircled by the dancers of Braja and is
enjoying their company in the rasa dance.”

39. Well-wisher of His Devotees

It is said of Krsna’s devotees that if they offer even a little water or
a tulasi leaf in devotion to Lord Visnu, Lord Visnu is so kind that He
will sell Himself to them.

Krsna’s favoritism towards His devotees was exhibited in His fight
with Bhisma. When Grandfather Bhisma was lying at the point of
death on the bed of arrows, Krsna was present before him, and
