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EDITORIAL January 29, 2000 VNN5361 Comment on this story Unreliable Servants And Unreliable Masters BY MAHAVEGAVATI DASI EDITORIAL, Jan 29 (VNN) — To all the assembled Vaisnavas. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please accept my fallen obeisances. In this day and age, when there are many unreliable servants, I wanted to submit this for the pleasure of the assembled Vaisnavas: Srimati Radharani was so much absorbed in thoughts of Krsna by dint of Her personal touch with Him that She actually began to talk with a bumblebee which was flying there and trying to touch Her lotus feet. She took that bumblebee to be a messenger from Krsna and began to talk with it as follows, "Bumblebee, you are accustomed to drinking honey from the flowers, and therefore you have preferred to be a messenger of Krsna, who is of the same nature as you.
I have seen on your moustaches the read powder of kinkima, which was smeared on the flower garland of krsna while He was pressing the breast of some other girl who is MY competitor. You are feeling very proud by touching that flower, and your moustaches have become reddish. You have come here carrying a message for Me. You are anxious to touch My feet. But my dear bumblebee, let me warn you - don't touch Me! I don't want any messages from your unreliable master. You are the unreliable servant of an unreliable master. Your master Krsna is exactly of your quality. You sit down on a flower, and after taking a little honey you immediately fly away and sit in on another flower and taste. You're just like your master krsna. He gave us the chance of tasting the touch of His lips and then left altogether. I know also that the goddess of fortune, Laksmi, who is always in the midst of the lotus flower, is constantly engaged in Krsna's service. But I do not know why she has become so captivated by krsna. She is attached to Him, although she knows His actual character. As far as we are concerned, we are more intelligent than that godess of fortune. We are not going to be cheated anymore by Krsna or His messengers. You foolish bumblebee, you are trying to satisfy Me and get a reward by singing the glories of Krsna, but it is a useless attempt. We are bereft of all our possessions. We are away from our homes and families. We know very well about krsna. We know even more than you. So whatever you make up about Him, will be old stories to us. Krsna is now in the city and is better known as the friend of Arjuna. He now has many new girl friends, and they are no doubt very happy in association with Him. Because the lusty burning of their breasts has been satisfied by Krsna, they are now happy. If you go there and glorify Krsna, they may be pleased to reward you. You are just trying to pacify Me by your behavior as a flatterer, and therefore you have put your head under My feet. But I know the trick which you are tying to play. I know that you are a messenger coming from a great trickster, Krsna. Therefore please leave Me." This conversation was taken from Srila Prabhupada's "Krsna Book" from the chapter, "Delivery of the Message of Krsna to the Gopis" All glories to Srimati Radharani. All glories to Her beloved Lord Sri Krsna. And all glories to HDG Srila Prabhupada. Hare Krsna I remain your fallen servant, Mahavegavati Dasi About the Author  Other Stories by this AuthorComment on this story Contact VNN about this storySend this story to a friend
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