Text 107] The Lord's Inconceivable Behavior 235
“O collector of honey, Krsna must be very sorry not to see us gopis. Surely He is
afflicted by memories of our pastimes. Therefore He has sent you as a messenger
to satisfy us. Do not speak to us! All the women in the three worlds where death
is inevitable—the heavenly, middle and lower planets—are very easily available
to Krsna because His curved eyebrows are so attractive. Moreover, He is always
served very faithfully by the goddess of fortune. In comparison with her, we are
most insignificant. Indeed, we are nothing. Yet although He is very cunning, Krsna
is also very charitable. You may inform Him that He is praised for His kindness to
unfortunate persons and that He is therefore known as Uttamaéloka, one who is
praised by chosen words and verses.” .
visrja sirasi padam vedmy aham catukdrair
anunaya-vidusas te ‘bhyetya dautyair mukundat
svakrta iha visrstapatya-paty-anya-loka
vyasrjad akrta-cetah kim nu sandheyam asmin
“You are buzzing at My feet just to be forgiven for your past offenses. Kindly go
away from My feet! | know that Mukunda has taught you to speak very sweet,
flattering words like this and to act as His messenger. These are certainly clever
tricks, My dear bumblebee, but | can understand them. This is Krsna’s offense. Do
not tell Krsna what | have said, although | know that you are very envious. We
gopis have given up our husbands, our sons, and all the religious principles that
promise better births, and now we have no other business then serving Krsna. Yet
Krsna, by controlling His mind, has easily forgotten us. Therefore, don’t speak of
Him any more. Let us forget our relationship.”
mrgayur iva kapindram vivyadhe lubdha-dharma
striyam akrta-virdpam stri-jitah kimayaném
balim api balim attvavestayad dhvanksavad yas
tad alam asita-sakhyair dustyajas tat-katharthah
“When we remember the past births of Krsna, My dear bumblebee, we are very
afraid of Him. In His incarnation as Lord Ramacandra, He acted just like a hunter
and unjustly killed His friend Vali. Lusty SGrpanakha came to satisfy Ramacandra's
desires, but He was so attached to Sitadevi that He cut off Sarpanakha’s nose. In
His incarnation as Vamanadeva, He plundered Bali Maharaja and took all his
possessions, cheating him on the pretext of accepting worship from him.
Vamanadeva caught Bali Maharaja exactly as one catches a crow. My dear
bumblebee, it is not very good to make friends with such a person. | know that
once one begins to talk about Krsna, it is very difficult to stop, and | admit that |
have insufficient strength to give up talking about Him.”
