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Forever Indebted
W hen Krsna left the rsa dance the gops sang Gop-gta, their
song of separation from Him. When He reunited with them, He
accepted their worship and consoled them by explaining why
He had disappeared. That explanation culminates in this verse:
na praye ha niravadya-sayuj
sva-sdhu-ktya vibudhyupi va
y mbhajan durjara-geha-khal
savcya tad va pratiytu sdhun
rmad-Bhgavatam (10.32.22)
R ay s
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to surrender to Him.
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r Caitanya Mahprabhu
It should be mentioned that when r Ka reflected
upon the selfless love of the gops He thought, I want to
experience all of this Myself and truly realize it. Later,
in His pastimes as r Caitanya Mahprabhu, He fulfilled
this desire.
One-pointed Love
rla Jva Gosvm next explains that Ka told the
gops, While your love is dedicated to Me alone, Mine
is divided among many. I have so many loving devotees,
but you have only one love Me. Therefore, I can never
serve you as you have served Me.
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The Requital
You should understand that, in truth, Ka cannot
return the gops service. Still, on behalf of the gops, I
think the gops considered that Ka had requited His
debt to them by admitting this. Although He remained
forever indebted to them, they thought, By speaking
these words, not only has He been relieved of His debt,
but we have now become indebted to Him. It was for
of the
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