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bereft of all senses.” Similarly, one gopi gave a message to Krsna that
Radharani, because of Her separation from Him and because of Her
enchantment with the flavor of His flower garlands, was rolling on
the ground, thereby bruising Her soft body.

Singing Loudly

One gopi informed Krsna that when Srimati Radharani was singing
about His glories, She enchanted all of Her friends in such a way that
they became stonelike and dull. At the same time, the nearby stones
began to melt away in ecstatic love.

Stretching the Body

When there was stretching of the body of Narada Muni from
chanting the Hare Krsna mantra, he chanted so loudly that it was
apprehended that Lord Nrsimha had appeared. Thus all the demons
began to flee in different directions. It is also said that sometimes
when Narada, the carrier of the vina, remembers his Lord Krsna in
great ecstasy, he begins to stretch his body so vigorously that his
sacred thread gives way.

Crying Loudly

A gopi once said to Krsna: “‘My dear son of Nanda Maharaj, by the
sound of Your flute Srimati Radharani has become full of lamenta-
tion and fear, and thus, with faltering voice, She is crying like a
kurobi bird.

It is described that by hearing the vibration of Krsna’s flute Lord
Siva becomes very puzzled and begins to cry so loudly into space
that the demons become vanquished and the devotees become over-
whelmed with joy.

Yawning
It is said that when the full moon rises, the lotus petals become
