After Narada heard the glories of gopi-bhava (the exalted moods of the gopis) from the mouth of Vrnda-devi, the presiding deity of Vrndavana, an intense desire to lovingly serve the Divine Couple Sri Radha-Krsna as a gopi in Their most elevated amorous pastimes arose in his heart. He received the gopala-mantra from Brahma, the Grandsire of the world, and began to perform meditation and worship in raga-marga, the path of spontaneous attachment, in the wake of the gopis.
After doing this for long time, Yogamaya Paurnamasi dipped Narada in Kusum-sarovara, by which he received the form of a gopi. Thereafter, he received the ekadasa-bhava (eleven features that constitute one's true identity) in the path of spontaneous attachment and became qualified to serve the Divine Couple.
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Nice one Mathaji! I heard one more story kamsa was also made a Gopi form, when he entered vraj, in search of lord krishna by lalitha sakhi by dipping him in Kusum Sarovar, if you know that past time too, please share with all.
Haribhol.
WONDERFUL ARTICLE ! PLEASE ACCEPT MY HUMBLE OBEISANCES !
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