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justice upon them. The gopis addressed Him thus: ‘“‘My dear Krsna,
we know that You are the son of Nanda Maharaj and that You are
the most beloved of all Vrndavana. And You are very much loved by
us also! But why are You giving us this trouble? Kindly return our
garments. Just see how we are trembling from the severe cold!” This
humility was due to their shyness from being naked before Krsna.
Guilt

When a person blames himself for committing an inappropriate
action, his feeling is called guilt.

One day Srimati Radharani was churning curd for Krsna. At that
time the jeweled bangles on Her hands were circling around, and She
was also chanting the holy name of Krsna. All of a sudden She
thought, ‘“‘I am chanting the holy name of Krsna, and My superiors—
My mother-in-law and My sister-in-law—may hear Me!” By this
thought Radharani became overanxious. This is an instance of feel-
ing guilty because of devotion to Krsna.

One day the beautiful-eyed Srimati Radharani entered into the
forest to collect some flowers to prepare a garland for Krsna. While
collecting the flowers, She became afraid that someone might see
Her, and She felt some fatigue and weakness. This is an instance of
guilty feelings caused by labor for Krsna.

There is a statement in Rasa-sudhakara that after passing the night
with Krsna, Radharani became so weak that She was unable to get up
from bed. When Krsna took Her hand to help Her, Radharani felt
guilty about having passed the night with Him.

Fatigue

Fatigue is felt after walking a long distance, after dancing and
after sex activity. In this kind of fatigue there is dizziness, perspira-
tion, inactivity of the limbs, yawning and very heavy breathing.

One day Yasoda was chasing Krsna in the yard after He had offend-
ed Her. After a while Yasoda became very fatigued, and therefore she
was perspiring, and her bunched hair became loosened. This is an
