234 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 19

young girl friends in Mathura. Therefore, now that He can be called a friend of the
residents of Mathura, He does not need the help of the residents of Vrndavana.
He has no reason to satisfy us gopis. Since you are the messenger of such a person
as He, what is the use of your presence here? Certainly Krsna would be ashamed
of your presence in this assembly.”

How has Krsna offended the gopis so that they want to reject Him from their
minds? The answer is given as follows:

sakrd adhara-sudham svam mohinim payayitva
sumanasa iva sadyas tatyaje ‘sman bhavddrk

paricarati katham tat-pdda-padmam tu padma
hy api bata hrta-ceta uttama-sloka-jalpaih

“Krsna no longer gives us the enchanting nectar of His lips; instead, He now gives
that nectar to the women of Mathura. Krsna directly attracts our minds, yet He
resembles a bumblebee like you because He gives up the association of a
beautiful flower and goes to a flower that is inferior. That is the way Krsna has
treated us. | do not know why the goddess of fortune continues to serve His lotus
feet instead of leaving them aside. Apparently she believes in Krsna’s false words.
We gopis, however, are not unintelligent like Laksmi.”

After hearing the bumblebee’s sweet songs and recognizing that the bee was
singing about Krsna for Her satisfaction, the gopi replied,

kim iha bahu sadanghre gayasi tvarn yadunam
adhipatim agrhanam agrato nah puranam

vijaya-sakha-sakhinam giyatam tat-prasangah
ksapita-kucarujas te kalpayantistam istah

“Dear bumblebee, Lord Krsna has no residence here, but we know Him as
Yadupati [the King of the Yadu dynasty]. We know Him very well, and therefore
we are not interested in hearing any more songs about Him. It would be better for
you to go sing to those who are now very dear to Krsna. Those women of
Mathura have now achieved the opportunity to be embraced by Him. They are
His beloveds now, and therefore He has relieved the burning in their breasts. If
you go there and sing your songs to those fortunate women, they will be very
pleased, and they will honor you.”

divi bhuvi ca rasdyam kah striyas tad durapah
kapata-rucira-hasa-bhravi-jrmbhasya yah syuh
Carana-raja upadste yasya bhutir vayarn ka
api ca krpana-pakse hy uttamasloka-sabdah
