Once, Shree Krishna was sleeping. Rukmini Ji and Satyabhama, etc. queens were serving Shree Krishna, pressing His feet. All of a sudden, Shree Krishna got up and He started screaming in ecstasy,
“Radhe! Radhe! Radhe! Ha Lalite! Ha Vishake!”
They were surprised by what happened all of a sudden to Him.
“Why does He love Shree Radha, the Gopis, so much? We are the queens, and we all are so beautiful!”
When He got His consciousness back, they then asked Shree Krishna,
“You were crying like this! Why? Who is Shree Radha?”
Shree Krishna was embarrassed a little bit, and then He said a little bit about Shree Radha - who is Shree Radha, and who are the Gopis. But still, Rukmini and Satyabhama were talking, and (thinking),
“I know that maybe Shree Radha is also very beautiful, but still, She is a cowherd lady! We are the queens!”
And Rukmini’s beauty was famous in the entire three universes. But still Shree Krishna loves them (Shree Radha and the Gopis); the queens couldn’t understand it.
Once, Shree Radha Rani went to Siddhashram. There is the Ganges River. On the special occasion of a festival, She went with lots of Gopis over there. And, by the way, Rukmini and all the queens also came over there. And when they came to know that Shree Radha Rani is also there, they asked Shree Krishna,
“We have been hearing much about Shree Radha Rani. Can we go and visit Her?”
Shree Krishna said, “Yes, you should go.”
And Rukmini, Satyabhama, and all the queens went to meet Shree Radha Rani. When Rukmini looked at the beauty of Shree Radha Rani, she was stunned. She was thinking that there is nothing beyond my beauty in all the three universes, but she realized that my beauty is nothing in front of Shree Radha’s beauty.
And then, when she started talking to Shree Radha, she also realized that the nectar of love was oozing from each and every word uttered by Shree Radha. She was so polite. She was so humble. She admired all these virtues as well. And she also noticed that because Rukmini was thinking in her mind,
“Maybe Shree Radha Rani will be jealous of us, because we are the queens. We always live with Shree Krishna. He is our husband.”
But all the time when they were there, Shree Radha Rani was admiring their fortune.
She was saying to them, “You are so adorable because Shree Krishna is your husband. You are so fortunate! I adore you!”
She started saying (things) like that. Then Rukmini was really surprised. She was impressed. And then she invited Shree Radha Rani to her tent. The next day, Shree Radha Rani went with lots of Gopis to the tent of Rukmini, etc. They gave a very warm welcome to Shree Radha and the Gopis. And then she asked one question. She said,
“Radhe, tell me only one thing!”
“What?”
“You love Shree Krishna as Your Beloved, don’t you?”
“Yes, I do!”
Rukmini said, “All these Gopis, who are your maidservants or your friends, also love Shree Krishna with the same kind of sentiment?”
Shree Radha said, “Yes, you know that?”
“Yes, I know! Are You not jealous of them?”
Shree Radha Rani surprisingly said, “Why? What’s the reason for jealousy over here? This is His choice.”
The queens were surprised, “They all love Shree Krishna and You are not jealous of them?”
Shree Radha said, “No! We love Shree Krishna. And love means giving and giving and giving. We are concerned about His happiness only! If He is happy to meet any Gopi, then we are more than happy. We are supposed to help Him. If anything is making Him happy, then we are supposed to help Him. We cannot be an obstacle!”
