233 The Nectar of Devotion

torrents of rain over Vrndavana. Garuda was observing the incident
from above the clouds, and because of his anger, he began perspiring.

Standing of Hairs on the Body

The standing up of hair on the body was manifested when Mother
Yasoda found within Krsna’s mouth all of the universal planetary
systems. She had asked Krsna to open His mouth wide just to see
whether He had eaten dirt. But when Krsna opened His mouth, she
saw not only the entire earth, but also many other planets within
His mouth. This caused a standing up of the hair on her body.

The standing up of hair on the body resulting from jubilation is
described in the Tenth Canto, 30th Chapter, 9th verse of Srimad-
Bhagavatam in connection with the gopis engaged in the rasa dance.
During this rasa dance Krsna disappeared all of a sudden with
Radharani, and the gopis began to search Him out. At that time they
addressed the earth and began to say, ‘My dear earthly planet, how
many austerities and penances you must have undergone to have the
lotus feet of Krsna always touching your surface. I think that you
must be very jubilant because the trees and plants, which are just
like hairs on your body, are standing up so gloriously. May we ask
when did you first get these symptoms? Are you enjoying this jubi-
lation since you were touched by the incarnation of Vamana or since
you were delivered by the incarnation of Varaha?”

Krsna would sometimes perform mock fighting along with the
cowherd boys. When Krsna blew His horn in this mock fighting,
Sridama, who was on the opposing side, felt his bodily hairs stand
up. Similarly, when Arjuna saw Krsna in His gigantic universal form,
there was a standing of the hairs on his body.

Faltering of the Voice

When Krsna was going to Mathura on the chariot driven by Akrira,
Yasoda and all the gopis came to try to forbid Him to pass and to
block His way. At that time Radharani was so perturbed that in a
faltering voice, She requested Mother YasodA to please stop Akrura.

Faltering of the voice resulting from wonder was exhibited by
