261 The Nectar of Devotion

Yasoda, please don’t be worried. Please dry your beautiful lotus-like
face. There is no need for you to breathe so hotly. I will go imme-
diately with Akrira to the palace of Kamsa and get your son back
for you.” Here is an instance of anxiety in ecstatic love caused by
Krsna’s awkward position.

Thoughtfulness

In the Vaisakha-mahatmya section of the Padma Purana a devotee
states that though in some of the eighteen Puranas the process of
glorifying Lord Visnu is not mentioned, and the glorifying of some
demigod is offered, such glorification must be continued for millions
of years. For when one studies the Puranas very scrutinizingly, he can
see that, ultimately, Lord Visnu is the Supreme Personality of God-
head. This is an instance of ecstatic love developed out of thought-
fulness.

In the Tenth Canto, 68th Chapter, 30th verse of Srimad-
Bhagavatam, there is an account of Rukminidevi’s writing a letter to
Krsna requesting Him to kidnap her before her marriage to another
person. At that time the specific attachment of Rukmini for Krsna
was expressed by Rukmini as follows: ‘““My dear Lord Krsna, Your
transcendental glories are chanted by great sages who are free from
material contamination, and in exchange for such glorification You
are so kind that You freely distribute Yourself to such devotees. As
one can elevate oneself simply by Your grace, so also by Your direc-
tion alone one may be lost to all benedictions under the influence of
eternal time. Therefore I have selected Your lordship as my hus-
band, brushing aside personalities like Brahma and Indra—not to
mention others.” Rukmini enhanced her love for Krsna simply by
thinking of Him. This is an instance of thoughtfulness in ecstatic
love.

Endurance

When a person is fully satisfied due to attaining knowledge, tran-
scending all distress, or achieving his desired goal of life in transcen-
