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not factually situated in the transcendental Abode, Vrindaban. When, however,
one becomes free from all bodily sex urges, he is actually situated in the
Supreme Abode of Vrindaban. When one is situated in that stage of life, the
Kamagayatri and Kamavija Mantra can be uttered by the student.

Ramananda Roy then explained that Krishna is Attractive both for men
and women, for the movable and the immovable—for all living entities.
Therefore, He is called the transcendental Cupid. And He quoted a verse from
Srimad Bhagwatam, Tenth Canto, 32nd Chapter, where the Lord appeared
before the damsels of Vraja just like Cupid, while smiling and playing His
flute.

There are different kinds of devotees of the Lord, and they have different
aptitudes and relationships with the Supreme Lord. Any kind of relationship
with the Supreme Lord is as good as any other, because the central point is
Krishna. In the Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu there is a nice verse in this connection,
which states as follows: “Krishna is the Reservoir of all pleasure, and by the
spiritual luster of His Body, He is always attracting the Gopis, especially
Taraka, Pali, Shyama, and Lalita. Krishna is very dear to Radharani, the fore-
most Gopi.” Like Krishna, the Gopis were glorified by His Pastime activities.
In other words, there are different kinds of specific relationships with Krishna,
and anyone who is attracted to Krishna by a particular flavor is glorified.

Krishna is so beautiful and transcendental, and so attractive, that sometimes
He becomes attractive to Himself. There is a very nice verse in Gita Govinda:
“My dear friend, do you see how Krishna is enjoying His transcendental Pas-
times in the springtime, by expanding the beauty of His Personal Body?
And, just like the most beautiful moon, His soft legs and hands are being used
on the bodies of the Gopis, and He is embracing them by different parts of the
body, and thus He is so beautiful! Krishna is so beautiful that He is attractive
even to Narayan, and not only to Narayan—He is also attracting the Goddes-
ses of Fortune who associate with Narayan.”

In Srimad Bhagwatam there is a nice verse in this connection. The Bhuma
Purusa said to Krishna, “My dear Krishna and Arjuna, just to see You I have
brought the Brahmins before You.” This is in connection with Arjuna’s attempt
to save some youths, who he heard had died untimely at Dwarka. And when
he failed to save them, Krishna took him to the Bhuma Purusa, and when
the Bhuma Purusa brought forth those dead bodies as living entities he expressed
his feelings in the following words: “Both of You appeared for the preservation
of religious principles in this world, and to annihilate the demoniac persons.”
In other words, the Bhuma Purusa was also attracted by the beauty of Krishna,
