38 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 1
opinion the enemies of Krsna are better situated because they are fully
absorbed in thoughts of Krsna in terms of killing Him, just as a very
lusty man always thinks of women and their association.

The essential point in this connection is that one should be fully ab-
sorbed in thoughts of Krsna, twenty-four hours a day. There are many
devotees in raga-marga, which is exhibited in Vrndavana. Whether in
dasya-rasa, sakhya-rasa, vatsalya-rasa or mddhurya-rasa, all the devo-
tees of Krsna are always overwhelmed by thoughts of Krsna. When
Krsna is away from Vrndavana tending the cows in the forest, the gopis,
in the mddhurya-rasa, are always absorbed in thoughts of how Krsna
walks in the forest. The soles of His feet are so soft that the gopis would
not dare keep His lotus feet on their soft breasts. Indeed, they consider
their breasts a very hard place for the lotus feet of Krsna, yet those lotus
feet wander in the forest, which is full of thorny plants. The gopis are
absorbed in such thoughts at home, although Krsna is away from them.
Similarly, when Krsna plays with His young friends, mother Yasoda is
very much disturbed by thoughts that Krsna, because of always playing
and not taking His food properly, must be getting weak. These are exam-
ples of the exalted ecstasy felt in Krsna’s service as manifested in
Vrndavana. This service is indirectly praised by Narada Muni in this
verse. Especially for the conditioned soul, Narada Muni recommends that
one somehow or other be absorbed in thoughts of Krsna, for that will
save one from all the dangers of material existence. Full absorption in
thought of Krsna is the highest platform of bhakti-yoga.

TEXTS 28-29
Ble: WEN Kai Feral TAGUT |
aera KA ATASTATANRCII
ai ot amafa wage eat |
Sy TaTCATARTATTAP aaa URS
kitah pesaskrta ruddhah
kudydyam tam anusmaran
samrambha-bhaya-yogena
vindate tat-svariipatam
