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The vastranam-lila means that according to any human civilization, system, a woman can become naked only before husband. So Krsna fulfilled that

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In India still, the boys of fifteen, sixteen years, they are not married. At least he must be twenty, twenty-two years. And girls are married between twelve to sixteen years. That is the Vedic system. Neither it was possible for Kṛṣṇa to marry all the girls, but they all prayed. So how to fulfil their desire? That was vastraṇaṁ-līlā. The vastraṇaṁ-līlā means that according to any human civilization, system, a woman can become naked only before husband. So Kṛṣṇa fulfilled that, that "You are naked, I am before you, so I am your husband." That's all.

This vastraṇaṁ-līlā was that Kṛṣṇa stealthily went there and took up all their clothes and got up on a tree, (laughter) (laughs) with the clothings. And they cannot come out of the water. "Kṛṣṇa, You are very naughty. Give us our clothes. Give us our clothes." That was vastraṇaṁ-līlā. (laughter) The purpose was . . . the, the people interpret in a different way, but the purpose is very significant.

Only devotees can understand that all these girls, day before, they prayed to Yogamāyā that . . . everyone prayed that "Let us have Kṛṣṇa as our husband." Now Kṛṣṇa was at that time only fifteen, sixteen years, no older. In India still, the boys of fifteen, sixteen years, they are not married.

At least he must be twenty, twenty-two years. And girls are married between twelve to sixteen years. That is the Vedic system. Neither it was possible for Kṛṣṇa to marry all the girls, but they all prayed. So how to fulfil their desire? That was vastraṇaṁ-līlā.

The vastraṇaṁ-līlā means that according to any human civilization, system, a woman can become naked only before husband. So Kṛṣṇa fulfilled that, that "You are naked, I am before you, so I am your husband." That's all. Wholesale acceptance. That was the purpose. But the nonsense people, they differently, differently interpret.

Page Title:The vastranam-lila means that according to any human civilization, system, a woman can become naked only before husband. So Krsna fulfilled that
Compiler:Soham
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