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(Lord Krsna's queens in Dvaraka told Draupadi)

 

"We desire the same contact with the Supreme Lord's feet that the

young women of Vraja, the cowherd boys and even the aborigine Pulinda women

desire--the touch of the dust He leaves on the plants and grass as He

tends His cows."

 

PURPORT

 

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti reminds us of the jealous rivalry that

always existed between the queens of Dvaraka and the gopis of Vraja. The gopis

considered the sophisticated women of Dvaraka the most serious threat to

their hold on Sri Krsna, confessing their anxiety to Uddhava: kasmat krsna

ihayati prapta-rajyo hatahitah/ narendra-kanya udvahya.

 

'Why should Krsna come back here after winning a kingdom, killing His

enemies and marrying the daughters of kings? (Bhg. 10.47.45)

 

Rukmini and her seven chief co-wives considered themselves so

fortunate in their relationship with Krsna as He appeared in Dvaraka that

they did not especially desire to see Him as He is in Vrndavana. But the

sixteen thousand lesser queens, after hearing Uddhava describe Sri Radha's

superexcellent qualities, became attracted to touch the dust that falls from

Krsna's feet onto the grass and plants of Vrndavana. Srila Visvanatha

Cakravarti indicates that some commentators give this as the reason why, after

the mausala-lila, these sixteen thousand queens were stolen from Arjuna on

the road by Lord Krsna Himself in the disguise of sixteen thousand

cowherds, who then took them away to Gokula.

 

MDd

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Thank you Prabhu for the nectarian postings from the Bhagavatam and for

exemplifying a vaishnava behavior in your other comments in this forum

following the wonderful treasure given to us by our beloved Srila

Prabhupada. Vipin

 

> (Lord Krsna's queens in Dvaraka told Draupadi)

>

> "We desire the same contact with the Supreme Lord's feet that the

>young women of Vraja, the cowherd boys and even the aborigine Pulinda women

>desire--the touch of the dust He leaves on the plants and grass as He

>tends His cows."

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