219 The Nectar of Devotion

of Your adolescent age, You have just become the spiritual master of
these young girls, and You are teaching them to whisper among them-
selves. You are teaching them to offer solemn prayers, as well as
training them to cheat their husbands and to join You in the gardens
at night, without caring for the instructions of their superiors. You
are enthusing them by the vibration of Your enchanting flute; and,
as their teacher, You are teaching them all the intricacies of loving
affairs.”

It is said that even when Krsna was a boy of five He manifested
such youthful energies, but learned scholars do not explain them be-
cause of the absence of suitable age. Krsna was beautiful because
every part of His body was perfectly arranged without any defect.
Such perfect bodily features of Krsna are described as follows: “My
dear enemy of Kamsa, Your broad eyes, Your rising chest, Your two
pillar-like arms and the thin middle portion of Your body are always
enchanting to every lotus-eyed beautiful girl.” The ornaments on the
body of Krsna were not actually enhancing His beauty, but just the
reverse—the ornaments were beautified by Krsna.

A person is called mild when he cannot even bear the touch of the
most soft thing. It is described that every part of Krsna’s body was so
soft that even at the touch of newly-grown leaves, the color of the
touched part of His skin would change. At this kaisora age, Krsna’s
endeavors were always bent toward arranging the rasa dance, as well
as toward killing the demons in the forest of Vrndavana. While Krsna
was engaged in enjoyment with the boys and girls within the forest
of Vrndavana, Kamsa used to send his associates to kill Him, and
Krsna would show His prowess by killing them.

Krsna’s Apparel and Garlands

Generally, there are four kinds of garments on the body of Krsna:
His shirt, turban, belt and wearing garments. In Vrndavana, He used
to put on reddish garments, with a golden shirt on His body and an
orange colored turban on His head. The different kinds of belts, com-
bined with His enchanting smile, used to always increase the tran-
scendental bliss of His associates. This dress of Krsna is described
