*****-Meaning of True Love-*****
Once, Sri Krishna displayed the pastimes of having a severe headache in His palace at Dwaraka. At that time Sri Narada Muni came to meet Sri Krishna and was perplexed to hear about His headache. Narada never heard of such a thing before and was at a loss to ascertain what to do. Witnessing restlessness of his beloved Master, Narada asked Sri Krishna, 'O beloved Master, You are the Supreme Lord, You are Omniscient, so please tell me the remedy of the disease of Your headache.' Sri Krishna replied, 'There is one panacea for getting receovery from this headache. If you can bring the dust of the feet of a devotee and apply that to my head, I shall be cured.'
Narada Muni was contemplating, 'I am a devotee, but how can I give dust of my feet on the head of my Most Revered Supreme Lord. If I do this, I shall go to inferno.' Thus he went to Srimati Satyabhama ji, Srimati Rukmini ji and other sixteen thousand one hundred six consorts of Sri Krishna to ask for the dust of their feet. However, no queen of Sri Krishna agreed to give the dust of their feet. How can a chaste wife allow the dust of her feet to be applied to the head of her Object of worship, her husband? They all chastised Sri Narada for this impossible proposal. When Sri Narada, with frustration of heart, returned to the palace to meet Sri Krishna, Sri Krishna exhibited pastimes of being more restless. Seeing this Sri Narada became confounded. To console Sri Narada, Sri Krishna said, 'O Narada, there are some devotees in Vrajdham, who have love for Me. If you go there and ask for foot-dust, they will give you. Don't be worried.'
When Sri Narada reached Vrajadham on Sri Krishna's advice, all of Sri Krishna's personal associates sorrounded him with eagerness to know about the well-being of Sri Krishna. Perceiving the extreme anxiety and worries of the gopis, Sri Narada remained silent. After being repeatedly asked, Sri Narada finally said, 'Sri Krishna had serious headache.' On hearing this some of the gopis fainted. Some other gopis said with great regret, 'When Krishna is ill, why have you come here leaving Him behind?' Then Sri Narada replied that Sri Krishna assured him that if he could get the dust of the lotus feet of a devotee to be put on His head, Sri Krishna would recover from His headache. The gopis immediately retorted and said, 'O Naradji, you are a devotee, you could have given the dust of your feet, and there were so many queens in Dwaraka, they could have given.' Sri Narada said, 'How can a servant put the dust of his feet on the head of his Master?' How can the wives of Sri Krishna put the dust of their feet on the head of their respected husband?'
The gopis were irritated by Sri Narada's reply and said, 'Ah! So long you have given trouble to Sri Krishna unnecessarily. You can take dust of our feet as much as you want and immediately go there to put it on the head of Sri Krishna. If by our foot-dust Sri Krishna gets relief, we are ready to embrace the condemnation of hell for eternity.'
This, then, is the extraordinary speciality of gopi-prema. The gopis do not consider their own difficulty, but want the satisfaction of Sri Krishna alone.
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Once, Sri Krishna displayed the pastimes of having a severe headache in His palace at Dwaraka. At that time Sri Narada Muni came to meet Sri Krishna and was perplexed to hear about His headache. Narada never heard of such a thing before and was at a loss to ascertain what to do. Witnessing restlessness of his beloved Master, Narada asked Sri Krishna, 'O beloved Master, You are the Supreme Lord, You are Omniscient, so please tell me the remedy of the disease of Your headache.' Sri Krishna replied, 'There is one panacea for getting receovery from this headache. If you can bring the dust of the feet of a devotee and apply that to my head, I shall be cured.'
Narada Muni was contemplating, 'I am a devotee, but how can I give dust of my feet on the head of my Most Revered Supreme Lord. If I do this, I shall go to inferno.' Thus he went to Srimati Satyabhama ji, Srimati Rukmini ji and other sixteen thousand one hundred six consorts of Sri Krishna to ask for the dust of their feet. However, no queen of Sri Krishna agreed to give the dust of their feet. How can a chaste wife allow the dust of her feet to be applied to the head of her Object of worship, her husband? They all chastised Sri Narada for this impossible proposal. When Sri Narada, with frustration of heart, returned to the palace to meet Sri Krishna, Sri Krishna exhibited pastimes of being more restless. Seeing this Sri Narada became confounded. To console Sri Narada, Sri Krishna said, 'O Narada, there are some devotees in Vrajdham, who have love for Me. If you go there and ask for foot-dust, they will give you. Don't be worried.'
When Sri Narada reached Vrajadham on Sri Krishna's advice, all of Sri Krishna's personal associates sorrounded him with eagerness to know about the well-being of Sri Krishna. Perceiving the extreme anxiety and worries of the gopis, Sri Narada remained silent. After being repeatedly asked, Sri Narada finally said, 'Sri Krishna had serious headache.' On hearing this some of the gopis fainted. Some other gopis said with great regret, 'When Krishna is ill, why have you come here leaving Him behind?' Then Sri Narada replied that Sri Krishna assured him that if he could get the dust of the lotus feet of a devotee to be put on His head, Sri Krishna would recover from His headache. The gopis immediately retorted and said, 'O Naradji, you are a devotee, you could have given the dust of your feet, and there were so many queens in Dwaraka, they could have given.' Sri Narada said, 'How can a servant put the dust of his feet on the head of his Master?' How can the wives of Sri Krishna put the dust of their feet on the head of their respected husband?'
The gopis were irritated by Sri Narada's reply and said, 'Ah! So long you have given trouble to Sri Krishna unnecessarily. You can take dust of our feet as much as you want and immediately go there to put it on the head of Sri Krishna. If by our foot-dust Sri Krishna gets relief, we are ready to embrace the condemnation of hell for eternity.'
This, then, is the extraordinary speciality of gopi-prema. The gopis do not consider their own difficulty, but want the satisfaction of Sri Krishna alone.
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