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Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta purport of the twenty-second chapter of Kṛṣṇa, “Stealing the Garments of the Unmarried Gopī Girls.”

Nothing can compare with the Kṛṣṇa consciousness of the gopīs. Actually, the gopīs did not care for Varuṇa or any other demigod; they only wanted to satisfy Kṛṣṇa. Although Kṛṣṇa cheated the young unmarried gopīs and made them stand naked before Him and enjoyed joking This attitude of the gopīs is described by Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu when He prays, “My dear Lord Kṛṣṇa This is the attitude of the gopīs toward Kṛṣṇa.

At the end of the month, Kṛṣṇa, along with His friends, appeared on the scene. Another name of Kṛṣṇa is Yogeśvara, or master of all mystic powers. By practicing meditation, the yogī can study the psychic movement of other men, and certainly Kṛṣṇa could understand the desire of the gopīs. Appearing on the scene, Kṛṣṇa immediately collected all the garments of the gopīs, climbed up into a

Yet the gopīs, who are beyond compare in their affection for Kṛṣṇa, were seen to worship Durgā. the purpose of the gopīs. Here, the gopīs prayed to the goddess to become wives of Lord Kṛṣṇa. The gopīs could adopt any means to satisfy or serve Kṛṣṇa. That was the superexcellent characteristic of the gopīs.

Early in the morning, the gopīs used to go to the bank of the Yamunā to take a bath. would assemble together and, holding one another’s hands, loudly sing of the wonderful pastimes of Kṛṣṇa The Supreme Personality of Godhead, knowing the minds of the unmarried young gopīs, blessed them with They had prayed for Kṛṣṇa to become their husband, and Kṛṣṇa wanted to fulfill their desires.

While passing through the forest of Vṛndāvana on the bank of the Yamunā, Kṛṣṇa sat down at a beautiful Being fatigued, the cowherd boys, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma also drank. After seeing the young gopīs bathe in the Yamunā, Kṛṣṇa passed the rest of the morning with the boys.

When the gopīs saw that Kṛṣṇa was strong and determined, they had no alternative but to abide by His All the unmarried gopīs who prayed to Kātyāyanī to have Kṛṣṇa as their husband were thus satisfied. The unmarried gopīs desired Kṛṣṇa as their husband, and He fulfilled their desire in this way. The gopīs were all simple souls, and whatever Kṛṣṇa said they took to be true. Thus they became the greatest lovers of Kṛṣṇa, and His most obedient servitors.

“My dear gopīs,” Kṛṣṇa continued, “your desire to have Me as your husband will be fulfilled because it

Similarly, the gopīs’ attitude toward Kṛṣṇa, although seemingly lusty, should not be considered to be The reason is explained by Kṛṣṇa Himself. Activities in devotional service to Kṛṣṇa are transcendental to any fruitive result.

dear Stoka-kṛṣṇa, My dear Varūthapa, My dear Bhadrasena, My dear Sudāmā, My dear Subala, My dear Arjuna

Upon hearing this appeal by the unmarried gopīs, Kṛṣṇa answered, “My dear girls, if you think that you

welfare activity that can be rendered to people in general, for eternal benefit, is the spreading of the Kṛṣṇa The toleration of the tree is explained by Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself, and those who are engaged in the preaching of Kṛṣṇa consciousness should learn lessons from the teachings of Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Caitanya through

Lord Kṛṣṇa was pleased with them, and since they all desired to have Him as their husband, He told them

But the unmarried girls of Vṛndāvana were already attracted by the beauty of Kṛṣṇa. The first month of Hemanta is Agrahāyana (October–November), and at that time all the unmarried gopīs All the unmarried gopīs in Vṛndāvana used to daily worship Goddess Kātyāyanī early in the morning after

“My dear girls,” He said, “please come here one after another and pray for your garments and then take

When the girls in the water heard such joking words from Kṛṣṇa, they began to look at one another and They were very joyous to hear such a request from Kṛṣṇa because they were already in love with Him. They told Kṛṣṇa, “Dear son of Nanda Mahārāja, please do not joke with us in that way. They then began to appeal to Kṛṣṇa with great submission.