Sri Krishna said, “Moreover when they can not see me, they are sometimes stupefied due to the blazing fire of viraha, at times they are almost dead, and at other times they become lunatic. Thus they attain all sorts of sweet bhâv. When they see darkness or the tamal tree, they mistake them to be me, so they hug and kiss these things. Now, with whom can I discuss these subjects? Who is here to realize such bhâv? No one in Dwârakâ is qualified to hear all this, because they do not possess that sort of prem. Thus, whether I am present in Braj, or absent – both amount the same. It is pointless for me to go there.

Then you may ask—why did You marry us? Listen, I’ll tell you the reason. O Satyabhâmâ – you who have done mân! Earlier, although I was separated from the Gopis, I had no wish to marry. However, Rukmini Devi wanted to commit suicide if I refused to marry her. She had sent a me a letter crying pathetically to save her. The envoy carrying the letter too conveyed the same plea. As a result I had kidnapped her and accepted her hand in marriage. But after seeing her, the painful memory of the Gopis caused me enormous grief. I was extremely agitated and wanted some respite from that sorrow. There were sixteen thousand and one hundred Gopis who had performed the ‘Kâtyâyani vrata’ to obtain me as their husband; you all too numbered the same. Therefore I married you.

The Brijwâsis are highly captivating; when I lived in Braj, I used to be constantly immersed in pleasure-sports with them. I did not even realize when night would fall, and the dawn would break. Forget the Brijwâsis, do you know how I looked then? I used look stunning, and my attire and flute-song were so extraordinary! These qualities would lovingly mesmerize all the moving and non-moving in the entire creation! Now, it’s still the same old me – but I have not been able to make the Yâdavs get the same bhâv as that of the Brijwâsis. You have done mân – but then, you belong to such a high status, don’t you? So now it is very difficult for me even to attempt at breaking your mân with the help of the flute, since you think you are very respectable. This has made me so embarrassed that I have abandoned the flute, although it was so dear to me.”

(Commentary – Satyabhâmâ’s mân is very easy to break, unlike that of the Gopis. The queens are not interested in behaving in a manner contrary to the Lord’s liking, since They scare in awe of Him and treat Him with reverence. These feelings cause hindrance in the path of pure prem. Only the Vraja-beauties possess such carefree love for Sri Krishna, and so they are able to show invincible mân. Consequently, Sri Krishna does not need the help of the mighty flute to break Satyabhâmâ’s mân.

Sri Chaitanya-Charitâmrita states –

braje gopiganer mân rosher nidân

Meaning – “In Braj, the mân of the Gopis is a fountainhead of ras.”

Here in Dwârakâ, Sri Krishna is the King of Kings, while the flute is a toy belonging to a Gopa boy. Therefore, it is most unbecoming for a ‘King of Kings’ to break the mân of a queen with the help of a flute. He would become a laughing stock for the public. In fact, only Brijdhâm has sole monopoly over the flute. Its sweetness is the extraordinary wealth of Braj alone! This is why He has abandoned the flute. After all, Sri Krishna expresses His greatness in the proper place.)

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