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After searching for Kṛṣṇa here and there, the gopīs became fatigued, and then they began to talk like One gopī imitated child Kṛṣṇa and lay down on the ground, and one gopī became the demon Tṛṇāvarta and carried the small child Kṛṣṇa by force into the sky; and one of the gopīs began to imitate Kṛṣṇa while One of the gopīs took another gopī on her shoulders, just as Kṛṣṇa used to take His boyfriends. Absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa, the gopī who was carrying her friend began to boast that she was Kṛṣṇa

All the gopīs then went further and further into the forest, searching out Kṛṣṇa, but when they learned that actually Rādhārāṇī was left alone by Kṛṣṇa, they became very sorry. This is the test of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. other gopīs, but as soon as they knew that Kṛṣṇa had also left Rādhārāṇī and that She was alone lamenting The gopīs found Rādhārāṇī and heard everything from Her – about how She had misbehaved with Kṛṣṇa and

Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta purport of the thirtieth chapter of Kṛṣṇa, “Kṛṣṇa’s Hiding from the Gopīs

In this way, all the gopīs pointed out the faults of the particular gopī who had been taken alone by Kṛṣṇa. of the gopīs. She must have taken Kṛṣṇa into the deep forest and told Him, ‘My dear Kṛṣṇa, I am now very tired. Kṛṣṇa, however, is not coming to Her.

Some of the gopīs then addressed their gopī friends: “Dear friends, why don’t you question these creepers It appears that the flowers of the creepers must have been touched by the nails of Kṛṣṇa.

Their mind and intelligence became absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa; they all imitated the activities of Kṛṣṇa and His speeches. In this way, all the gopīs returned to the bank of the Yamunā and assembled there, and expecting that Kṛṣṇa must return to them, they simply engaged in chanting the glories of Śrī Kṛṣṇa – Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.

Actually, Kṛṣṇa is all-pervasive: He is in the sky, and He is in the forest; He is within the heart, The gopīs therefore began to question the trees and plants about Kṛṣṇa. There were various types of big trees and small plants in the forest, and the gopīs addressed them: “ The gopīs were aware of the reason for Kṛṣṇa’s sudden disappearance. Kṛṣṇa does not like His devotees to be proud of their service to Him.

In this way all the gopīs were madly feeling the absence of Kṛṣṇa. It is certainly Kṛṣṇa passing through, resting His hand on some other gopī, exactly as an elephant goes We must, therefore, understand that this particular gopī served Kṛṣṇa with greater affectionate love But at the same time, we are very sorry that this particular gopī has gone along with Kṛṣṇa, for She At this particular spot we do not see the footprints of that gopī.

When Kṛṣṇa suddenly disappeared from the company of the gopīs, they began to search for Him everywhere They were simply thinking of the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa in great love and affection. were Kṛṣṇa. Due to Kṛṣṇa’s absence, they all became crazy; each one of them told the others that she was Kṛṣṇa Himself Soon they all assembled together and chanted Kṛṣṇa’s name very loudly as they moved from one part of

The gopīs then looked upon the ground they were traversing and began to address the earth: “Dear earthly how many penances and austerities you have undergone to be now living with the footprints of Lord Kṛṣṇa Lord Kṛṣṇa must have been very much pleased with you; otherwise how could He have embraced you in the

The gopīs then addressed the tulasī plants: “Dear tulasī, you are much beloved by Lord Kṛṣṇa because Dear mālatī flower, dear mallikā flower, dear jasmine flower, all of you must have been touched by Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa must have passed through this way. Will you kindly let us know which way He has gone?”

“It appears,” they addressed the deer, “that Kṛṣṇa, who is the Supreme Nārāyaṇa Himself, must have passed Will you kindly, therefore, inform us which way Kṛṣṇa has gone? Kṛṣṇa is the well-wisher of Vṛndāvana. O fortunate trees, we are thinking of Kṛṣṇa, the younger brother of Balarāma.