189 The Nectar of Devotion

Draupadi offered Him a container in which there was only a little
fragment of some vegetable preparation, and Krsna at once ate it. At
that moment all of the sages accompanying Durvasa were taking bath
in the river, and when Krsna felt satisfaction from eating Draupadi’s
offering, they also felt satisfaction, and their hunger was gone. Be-
cause Durvasa and his men were unable to eat anything more, they
went away without coming into the house of the Pandavas. In this
way the Pandavas were saved from the wrath of Durvasa. Duryodhana
had sent them because he knew that the Pandavas would not be able
to receive such a large number, and thus Durvasa would become
angry, and the Pandavas would be cursed. But Krsna saved them
from this calamity by His trick and by His all-cognizant quality.

53. Ever-fresh

Krsna is always remembered, and His name is always chanted by
millions of devotees, but the devotees never become saturated. In-
stead of becoming disinterested in thinking of Krsna and in chanting
His holy name, the devotees get newer and newer impetus to con-
tinue the process. Therefore Krsna is ever-fresh. Not only Krsna Him-
self, but also Krsna’s knowledge is ever-fresh. The Bhagavad-gita,
which was imparted 5,000 years ago, is still being read repeatedly by
many, many men, and still new light is always being found in it.
Therefore, Krsna and His name, fame, qualities—and everything in
relationship with Him—is ever-fresh.

All the queens at Dvaraka were goddesses of fortune. It is said in
the Srimad-Bhagavatam, First Canto, 11th Chapter, 29th verse, that
the goddesses of fortune are very fickle and restless, so no one can
consistently captivate them. Thus one’s luck will always change
sometime. Yet the goddesses of fortune could not leave Krsna for
even a moment when they were residing with Him at Dvaraka. This
means that Krsna’s attraction is ever-fresh. Even the goddesses of for-
tune cannot leave His company.

Regarding Krsna’s attractive features being ever-fresh, there is a
statement by Radharani in the Lalita-madhava, in which Krsna is
compared with the greatest sculptor because He is expert in chisling
