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Once upon a time Princess Beauty went around the universe to search for a suitable groom, holding a flower garland in her hand. She travelled through the entire universe, but she did not find a suitable husband.  With a heart filled with sorrow, she returned to Earth.  Here, she stepped into Vrindâvan. Beauty was not aware, that, now the infinitely beautiful and infinitely sweet Sri Govinda had manifested Himself in Sri Vrindâvan. Beauty thought – “I could not find a suitable groom anywhere in the world; now only this woodland remains. As if, I will find anyone here! Anyway, why should I leave it out?” As she proceeded, she heard the all-attractive melody of the flute played by Sri Govinda.  Beauty was enchanted.  She ran helter-skelter towards the source of that music.  And lo behold!  She saw the extremely dazzling form of Sri Govinda under the Kadamba tree on the banks of the Yamunaa.  As soon as she saw Him, She fell down unconscious.  When she regained consciousness, she said – “O destroyer of false ego(she had been proud of her beauty before setting her eyes on Sri Krishna)!  How You have vanquished my pride!  I thought that no one was as beautiful as I am.  I used to think that I am worthy of the title ‘Jayashri’ (the victorious Beauty).  But alas! I do not have the beauty equivalent to that of the tip of Your toe-nail even!”  Then ‘Jayashri‘ Beauty surrendered her garland at the tip of Sri Govinda’s toenail and became His eternal maidservant.