PLATE ONE

‘When Uddhava was sent by Krsna to see the condition of the gopis in
Vrndavana, he stayed there for a few months in their association and al-
ways talked with them about Krsna. Although this greatly pleased the
gopis and other residents of Vrajabhimi, Vrndavana, Uddhava saw that
the gopis were severely afflicted by their separation from Krsna. Their
hearts were so disturbed that their minds were sometimes deranged. Ob-
serving the unalloyed devotion and love of the gopis for Krsna, Uddhava
desired to become a creeper, a blade of grass or an herb in Vrndavana so
that sometimes the gopis would trample him and he would receive the
dust of their lotus feet on his head.” (pp.26-27)
