Conjugal Affection 284
Astonishment

Once Brahma was watching all the cows and the cowherd boys
dressed in yellow garments and decorated with valuable jewels. The
boys were expanding their four arms and were being worshiped by
many hundreds of other Brahmas. All the cowherd boys began to ex-
press their joyfulness for being with Krsna, the supreme Brahman. At
that time, Brahma showed his astonishment by exclaiming, “‘What am
I seeing here?” This is an instance of astonishment in ecstatic love.
Chivalry

On the bank of the Yamuna once there was the crackling sound of
dry leaves, giggling from the cowherd boys, and thundering from the
sky. Sridima was tightening his belt to fight with Krsna, the con-
queror of the demon Agha. This is an instance of chivalry in ecstatic
love.

Lamentation

In the Tenth Canto, 7th Chapter, 22nd verse of Srimad-
Bhagavatam there is a description of Krsna’s being taken away by the
whirlwind demon Trnavarta. As Krsna was being thus carried up into
the sky, all the gopis began to cry aloud. They approached Mother
Yasoda, stating that they could not find the son of Nanda. He had
been taken away by a whirlwind. This is aninstance of lamentation in
ecstatic love.

When Krsna was fighting with Kaliya, Mother Yasoda exclaimed,
“Krsna is now entrapped within the hoods of the Kaliya snake, and
yet I am not tattered to pieces! So I must admit how wonderful is
the preserving power of this material body!” This is another instance
of lamentation in ecstatic love.

Anger

When Kutila, the sister of Abhimanyu, saw Krsna wearing a neck-

lace, she could understand that the jeweled ornament had been given
