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“O earthly gods, kindly hear us, who are ordered by Lord Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma are tending cows nearby, and we have accompanied Them. you think that you should give us charity, then give us some food, and we shall all eat along with Kṛṣṇa

They immediately approached Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma and said, “Dear Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, You are both all-powerful

“My dear wives of the brāhmaṇas,” Kṛṣṇa said, “you can now return to your homes.

The brāhmaṇas’ wives saw Kṛṣṇa with a blackish complexion, wearing a garment that glittered like gold Now they saw Him eye to eye and face to face, and Kṛṣṇa entered within their hearts through their eyes

The boys continued, “Lord Viṣṇu as Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma is standing waiting, and you should immediately

For a long time the wives had been eager to see Kṛṣṇa. When a devotee is called by the attraction of Kṛṣṇa, he does not care for bodily ties. Within that forest they saw Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma engaged in tending the cows along with Their very affectionate

Your eternal promise is that You will always protect Your devotees, and now You must fulfill this promise Anyone who comes and surrenders unto You never goes back to the conditioned life of material existence return to the company of our so-called relatives, friends and society. And what shall we do if we return home? Our husbands, brothers, fathers, sons, mothers and friends will no longer accept us at home, because

Carrying out Kṛṣṇa’s order, the boys immediately went to the wives of the brāhmaṇas. May we inform you that Lord Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma are nearby. Please give us something to eat for Kṛṣṇa, Balarāma and ourselves.”

transcendental pastimes in the guise of an ordinary human being in order to attract the common people to Kṛṣṇa

Kṛṣṇa welcomed them with the following words: “My dear wives of the brāhmaṇas, you are all very fortunate

Although the companions of Lord Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were simple cowherd boys, they were in a position They could not even appreciate the begging of the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. Although they heard all the arguments on behalf of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, they did not care for them, and they do not know the purpose of the Vedas, as it is explained in the Bhagavad-gītā: to understand Kṛṣṇa In spite of their advancement in Vedic knowledge and rituals, they do not understand Kṛṣṇa; therefore

Within themselves they began to embrace Kṛṣṇa to their hearts’ content, and the distress of separation As the Supersoul living in everyone’s heart, Lord Kṛṣṇa could understand their minds; they had come to They were exactly following Kṛṣṇa’s instruction in the Bhagavad-gītā: one should surrender to Him, giving Him and felt the transcendental bliss of being merged with Him, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa did not lose That oneness was exhibited by the wives of the brāhmaṇas in their love for Kṛṣṇa.

in all the Vedic principles of religious ritual, they hinted that because of their association with Kṛṣṇa religious principles,” the boys expressed the point of view that when the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa

After the return of their wives from Kṛṣṇa, the brāhmaṇas engaged in the performance of sacrifices began

They then returned to Lord Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma and explained everything that had happened. Lord Kṛṣṇa then asked all the boys to go again, but this time to the wives of those brāhmaṇas engaged

Charity is generally given to high-class brāhmaṇas, but Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma did not appear in a brāhmaṇa Balarāma was known as the son of Vasudeva, a kṣatriya, and Kṛṣṇa was known in Vṛndāvana as the son of Therefore, Kṛṣṇa considered that the brāhmaṇas engaged in performing sacrifices might not be induced

Requested in this way by Their friends, Lord Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma arranged to show compassion to certain These wives were great devotees of the Lord, and Kṛṣṇa took this opportunity to bless them. Then Lord Kṛṣṇa warned His friends, “These brāhmaṇas are not Vaiṣṇavas. They cannot even chant Our names, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. But because they are not attracted by the names of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, you had better not ask them for

One of the brāhmaṇas’ wives, however, who had been forcibly checked from going to see Kṛṣṇa, began to

go personally to offer their obeisances unto Him, but being afraid of Kaṁsa, they could not go to Kṛṣṇa They immediately went to Kṛṣṇa.

Lord Kṛṣṇa here confirms that the conditioned soul can reach the highest perfectional stage by surrendering