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Dear Srimathi Kalaivaani,
My understanding from Sriman Sadagopan's response to your question is thatthe 
devotees of the Lord can have the pride of being the servant of Lord (being the 
supreme: in fact here the pride relates to the Lord) where as in the case of 
the Gopis' they were proud of their beauty which is not acceptable as a conduct 
of a devotee.
PS:The leela of the Lord with the Gopis could be to make us understand thatwe 
should not be proud of our self.
adiyen
Lakshmi

SrI:

Dear Srimathi KalivANi:

Regarding your question about the disappearance of
Krishna after Raasa Leela , here is the answer:

The Gopis enjoyed the Raasa Kreeda and felt that
it was there beauty that held Krishna captive.
They got proud about their physical charms.
Krishna decided to remind them that egotism 
does not help to reach Him ( SrImad BhAgavatham:
Tenth Canto: Chapters 29 through 32 cover
the disappearance of Krishna after Raasa Leela ,
Gopi's anguish and their heartfelt prayer for
the Lord to reappear after lamenting about their 
folly). 

Githa Govindham has passages about this aspect.

Saint ThyagarAja has composed a dance drama
named NoukA Charithram on the same theme 
of Gopi Garva Bhangam and the Lord's anugraham to 
them once they recognized their folly.
The postings of NoukA Charithram are in the Bhakthi archives .

We reach the Lord through His anugraham .
Any one who thinks like the Gopis at one time
that it was their charm and beauty that won KrishNa 
will not acces the Lord until they give up
their egotism and pray sincerely for His anugraham.

That is the moral oft he story,
V. Sadagopan  

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