One day, sage Narada asked Krishna why he had so much attraction for the gopis when he had so many queens to look after him and care for him. Krishna told him that it was so because the gopis were the true devotees of him. Narada could still not understand this. Seeing the puzzled face of Narada and to prove the love of his devotees, Krishna pretended that he had a headache. He told Narada that he would recover only if a devotee smeared the dust from his or her feet on Krishna’s forehead. Surprised at the remedy, Narada went to Krishna’s queens for help. The queens trembled on hearing such a treatment because they felt that the Lord would curse them for this disrespectful act. Narada then found no other solution. So, he went to the gopis and explained the purpose of his visit. He told them that Krishna’s headache could be cured only with the dust from the feet of a true devotee. The gopis immediately collected some dust from their feet and gave it to Narada. Narada understood that the gopis loved Krishna blindly, so much that they could even risk being cursed for such a sinful act to save Krishna.
KRISHNA’S TRUE DEVOTEES
