thief and GOPIS eager to see Krshna

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One professional reciter was publicly reciting the Srimad-Bhagavatam, and he was

describing that Krishna is very highly decorated with all kinds of jewels when

He goes to tend the cows in the forest. So, there was a thief in that meeting,

and he thought, "Why not go to Våndävana and plunder this boy? He's in the

forest with so many valuable jewels. I can go there and catch the child and take

all the jewels." This was his intention. So he was serious. "I must find that

boy," he thought. "Then in one night I shall become a millionaire."

The thief's qualification was his feeling: "I must see Krishna! I must see

Krishna!" That anxiety, that eagerness, made it possible for him to actually see

Krishna in arcä-vigraha. He saw Krishna in just the same way as the Bhagavatam

reader had described. Then the thief said, "Oh, You are such a nice boy,

Krishna." He began to flatter Him; he thought that by flattering Him he would

easily take all the jewels. Then he proposed his real business: "May I take some

of these ornaments? You are so rich."

"No, no, no," said Krishna. "My mother will be angry! I cannot give them away."

Krishna was playing just like a child.

So the thief became more and more eager for Krishna to give Him the jewels, but

by Krishna's association he was becoming purified. Then at last Krishna said,

"All right, you can take them." Then the thief became a devotee immediately,

because by Krishna's association he had been completely purified.

So somehow or other you should come in contact with Krishna. Then you'll be

purified. The gopis are another example of great eagerness to see Krishna. The

gopis came to Krishna, being captivated by His beautiful features. They were

young girls, and Krishna was so beautiful. There is no comparison to the gopis'

devotion, because they loved Krishna with heart and soul. That is the

qualification.

They loved Krishna so much that they didn't care for family or reputation when

they went out in the dead of night. Krishna's flute was sounding, and they were

all fleeing their homes. Their fathers, their brothers, their husbands all said,

"Where are you going? Where are you going in this dead of night?" But the gopis

didn't care. They neglected their children, their family, everything. Their only

thought was, "We must go to Krishna."

This eagerness is required.

 

 

 

 

 

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