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Then, in order to neutralize the poisonous effect, she drank the milk
produced by the buffalo horn in the hand of Krsna. But instead of
decreasing the poisonous effect, it increased it a thousand times. The
gopi was thus put into the most miserable poisoned condition.

The Attraction of Krsna’s Leg Bells

A certain gopi once stated to her friend, “My dear friend, when I
heard the sound of the leg bell of Sri Krsna, I immediately started to
go out of the house to see Him. But most regrettably, my superiors
were present just before me at that time, and I could not go out.”

Krsna’s Conchshell

Krsna’s conchshell is known as Paficajanya. This Paficajanya conch
is also mentioned in the Bhagavad-gita. Krsna sounded it before the
Battle of Kuruksetra. It is said that when Lord Krsna blows on His
transcendental conchshell, the wives of the demons become subject
to abortions, and the wives of the demigods become blest with all
auspiciousness. In this way, the sound of Krsna’s conchshell used to
vibrate and circulate all over the world.

Krsna’s Footprints

It is stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam that when Akrira, who
drove Krsna from Vrndavana to Mathura, saw the footprints of Krsna
on the land of Vrndavana, his ecstatic love for Krsna increased so
much that the hairs on his body stood up. His eyes became over-
flooded with tears, and in such ecstasy he jumped out of the chariot
and fell down on the ground and began to chant, “How wonderful
this is! How wonderful this is!”

Similar feelings were expressed by the gopis when they were going
to the bank of the Yamuna and saw Krsna’s footprints in the dust.
When Krsna walked on the ground of Vrndavana, the marks of His
sole (flag, thunderbolt, fish, a rod for controlling elephants and lotus

flower) would be imprinted upon the dust of the land. The gopis be-
