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One professional reciter was publicly reciting the Srimad-Bhagavatam, and he 
was describing that Krishna is very highly decorated with all kinds of jewels 
when He goes to tend the cows in the forest. So, there was a thief in that 
meeting, and he thought, "Why not go to Våndävana and plunder thisboy? He's in 
the forest with so many valuable jewels. I can go there and catch the child and 
take all the jewels." This was his intention. So he was serious. "I must find 
that boy," he thought. "Then in one night I shall become a millionaire."
The thief's qualification was his feeling: "I must see Krishna! I must see 
Krishna!" That anxiety, that eagerness, made it possible for him to actually 
see Krishna in arcä-vigraha. He saw Krishna in just the same way as 
theBhagavatam reader had described. Then the thief said, "Oh, You are such a 
nice boy, Krishna." He began to flatter Him; he thought that by flattering Him 
he would easily take all the jewels. Then he proposed his real business: "May I 
take some of these ornaments? You are so rich." 
"No, no, no," said Krishna. "My mother will be angry! I cannot give them away." 
Krishna was playing just like a child. 
So the thief became more and more eager for Krishna to give Him the jewels,but 
by Krishna's association he was becoming purified. Then at last Krishna said, 
"All right, you can take them." Then the thief became a devotee immediately, 
because by Krishna's association he had been completely purified. 
So somehow or other you should come in contact with Krishna. Then you'll 
bepurified. The gopis are another example of great eagerness to see Krishna.The 
gopis came to Krishna, being captivated by His beautiful features. They were 
young girls, and Krishna was so beautiful. There is no comparison tothe gopis' 
devotion, because they loved Krishna with heart and soul. That is the 
qualification. 
They loved Krishna so much that they didn't care for family or reputation when 
they went out in the dead of night. Krishna's flute was sounding, and they were 
all fleeing their homes. Their fathers, their brothers, their husbands all 
said, "Where are you going? Where are you going in this dead of night?" But the 
gopis didn't care. They neglected their children, their family, everything. 
Their only thought was, "We must go to Krishna."
This eagerness is required.



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