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At such times Nanda Maharaja would exclaim, "My dear Yasoda, just look at our son, Krishna. See His blackish bodily luster, His eyes tinged red, His broad chest, and His beautiful pearl ornaments. How wonderful He looks, and how He is increasing my transcendental bliss more and more!"
The elder gopis would say, "If You dance, my dear Krishna, then I shall give you half a sweetmeat." By saying these words or by clapping their hands, all the gopis encouraged Krishna in various
At such times, although He was the supremely powerful Personality of Godhead, He would smile and dance according to their desire, as if He were a wooden doll in their hands. Sometimes He would sing very loudly, at their bidding.
In this way Krishna came completely under the control of the gopis. Sometimes mother Yasoda and her gopi friends would tell Krishna, "Bring this article," or "Bring chat article."Sometimes they would order Him to bring a wooden plank, wooden shoes, or a wooden measuring pot, and Krishna, when thus ordered by the gopis, would try to bring them.
Sometimes, however, as if unable to raise these things, He would touch them and stand there. Just to invite the pleasure of His relatives, He would strike His body with His arms to show that He had sufficient strength.
