To dispet the fatigue of the gopīs, Kṛṣṇa entered the water of the Xamuna, followedswiftly by. bees who were singing like the best of the Gandharvas. He appeared like a lordly elephanī entering the water to relax in the company of his consorts. Indeed, the Lord transgressed all worldly and Vedic morality just as a powerful elephant might break the dikes in a paddy field. In the water, Kṛṣṇa found Himself being splashed on all sides by the laughing gopīs, who looked at Him lovingly. As the demigods worshiped Him by showering flowers from their airplanes, the self-satisfied Lord took pleasure in playing like the King of the elephants.
(1985)