362 The Nectar of Devotion

circumstances, what is the use of My sustaining this useless bedy?
There is no need for such a body by any living entity.” This is a sign
of frustration in ecstatic love for Krsna.

Similarly, in Ddana-keli-kaumudi, Srimati Radharani, j viting to
Krsna, says, “This clever boy of the forest has the beauty of a bluish
lotus flower, and He can attract all the young girls of the universe.
Now after giving Me a taste of His transcendental body, He has en-
thused Me, and it is more than I can tolerate. I am now feeling like a
female elephant who has been enthused by a male elephant!” This is
an instance of jubilation in ecstatic love with Krsna.

Steady ecstasy of conjugal love is the original cause of bodily en-
joyment. In the Padyavali this original cause of union is described
when Radharani tells one of Her constant companions: “My dear
friend, who is this boy whose eyelids, dancing constantly, have in-
creased the beauty of His face and attracted My desire for conjugal
love? His ears are decorated with the buds of asoka flowers, and He
has dressed Himself in yellow robes. By the sound of His flute, this
boy has already made Me impatient.”

The conjugal love of Radha-Krsna is never disturbed by any per-
sonal consideration. The undisturbed nature o the conjugal love be-
tween Radha and Krsna is described thus: “Just a little distance away
from Krsna was Mother Yasoda, and Krsna ‘vas surrounded by all of
His friends. In front of His eyes there w:.s Candravali, and, at the
same time, on a chunk of stone in front of the entrance to Braja,
there was standing the demon known as Vrsasura. But even in such
circumstances, when Krsna saw Radharan: standing just bet. id a
bush of many creepers, immediately His beautiful eyebrows moved
just like lightning towards Her.”

Another instance is described as follows: “On one side of the
courtyard the dead body of Sankhasura was lying, surrounded by
many jackals. On another side were many learned brahmanas who
were all self-controlled. They were offering nice prayers, which were
as soothing as the cool breeze in summer. In front of Krsna, Lord
Baladeva was standing, causing a cooling effect. But even amidst all
these different circumstances of soothing and disturbing effects, the
lotus flower of ecstatic conjugal love that Krsna felt for Radharani
