Please Save Me from Kṛṣṇa!

Please Save Me from Kṛṣṇa! Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, in an angry mood, addressed Bhagavati Paurṇamāsī after she had accused chaste Rādhārāṇī of going to Kṛṣṇa. [Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī speaks] My dear mother, what can I say to you? Kṛṣṇa is so cruel that He often attacks Me on the street, and if I want to cry out very loudly, this boy with a peacock feather on His head immediately covers My face so that I cannot cry. And if I want to go away from the scene because I am afraid of Him, He will immediately spread His arms to block My path. If I piteously fall down at His feet, then this enemy of the Madhu demon (Madhusūdana), in an angry mood, bites My face! Mother, just try to understand My situation, and don’t be unnecessarily angry with Me. Instead, please tell Me how I can save Myself from these terrible attacks by Kṛṣṇa! -Nectar of Devotion (Chapter 47), Based on Vidagdha-mādhava 2.21 Although the people in this world, wanting to be saved from terrible attacks of saṁsāra (material existence), seek protection from the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī wanting to be saved from the terrible attacks of Kṛṣṇa seeks protection from Bhagavati Paurṇamāsī. Such is the crooked path of Kṛṣṇa prema. aher iva gatiḥ premṇaḥ svabhāva-kuṭilā bhavet Just like the movement of the snake, the nature of Kṛṣṇa prema is also naturally crooked. -Ujjvala Nīlamaṇi 15.102 The crooked nature of Kṛṣṇa prema is such that insulting means showing respect, complaining means expressing love, saying ‘No’ is a ‘Yes’, losing is winning, and crying means laughing. To put it in other words, Kṛṣṇa prema is complicated.