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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .4.43

tatra saubhāgyena, yathā śrī-kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛte (3.93) –
[tatra saubhaagyena, yathaa shree-krishna-karnaamrite (3.93) –]
hastam utkṣipya yāto ’si balāt kṛṣṇa kim adbhutam |
[hastam utkshipya yaato ’si balaat krishna kim adbhutam |]
hṛdayād yadi niryāsi pauruṣaṁ gaṇayāmi te ||43||
[hridayaad yadi niryaasi paurusham ganayaami te ||43||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatra saubhāgyena, yathā śrī-kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛte (3.93) –
hastam utkṣipya yāto ’si balāt kṛṣṇa kim adbhutam |
hṛdayād yadi niryāsi pauruṣaṁ gaṇayāmi te ||43||
Haughtiness arising from good fortune, from Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta: O Kṛṣṇa! Is it really astonishing if You can give up holding my hand? I will consider You a real man if You can take Yourself from my heart.

Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura said, “My dear Kṛṣṇa, You are leaving me, forcibly getting out of my clutches. But I shall be impressed by Your strength only when You can go forcibly from the core of my heart.” This is an instance of feeling pride in ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary

Kṛṣṇa giving up her hand is not actually in her own interest. Such statements are made in love and sorrow.

📝 My note

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