“Though you are omniscient, the prema that you desire in my charioteer pastime is in Arjuna alone. It is understood that among all the associates with prema, he is the chief.” That is not so. Your dear gopīs have the most exalted prema among all devotees. They are superior to Arjuna. No one can dare to pray for their position. Let that be! I will be successful at my death just by indicating their nature. Thus he speaks this verse.

He was expert at physical arts such as dancing in the rāsa-līlā, expert in expressing mental qualities such as dhira-lalita, expert in words with joking, expert with the eyes at glancing to show all aspects of prema. The gopīs were to be worshipped by all these skilful actions of Kṛṣṇa. In order to please them, Kṛṣṇa endowed them with all the best, outstanding qualities of himself. The result of their extreme prema, was that Kṛṣṇa, in giving all his own qualities, attempted to please them with conciliating love. That display of love, which is without restraints for either party, showed extreme control of Kṛṣṇa by the gopīs and was filled with great bliss. Control of the Lord, manifested as a result of Arjuna’s prema, was that Kṛṣṇa became his messenger and charioteer. That role had restraints for both parties. Arjuna could thus not attain intimacy with the Lord.

He became compliant by offering all his qualities to them (gopīs). They had a mutual friendship filled with happiness because of mutual compliance. Then he bestowed an extraordinary fortune—the dancing, songs and speech during the rāsa-līlā. And in response, the gopīs did the same (anukṛta-vatya). In harmony with him, they offered him dancing, songs and speech in the rāsa-līlā. There was no need to teach them anything. They were blinded by the increase of great prema (unmadāndhāḥ). They did not need practice. How astonishing (kila)! They attained all his extraordinary qualities such as skills in dancing and singing. Kṛṣṇa did not give his unique, extraordinary power to Arjuna.

Kṛtam can also refer to Kṛṣṇa’s actions such as lifting Govardhana. They imitated those actions. Instead of unmada sometimes unmāda is seen. This indicates madness in separation. In that extreme state some of them even merged with the Lord. This is the highest level of exalted prema. Since I am situated between the two limits, why can I not attain your pastime as the charioteer, which I desire?