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The  Trimurtis  (Brahma,  Siva,  and  Vishnu)  were  very
            pleased  by  the  purity  and  determination  of  Silavati
            to  remain  faithful  to  her  husband.  They  gave  her  the
            benediction that her husband would be brought back to
            life and cured of leprosy and his perverted mentality.

            This example of Silavati is important for all women. In the
            final chapter of the Chaitanya Caritamrta (Antya chapter
            20), the history of Silavati is mentioned. During the last
            12 years of Lord Chaitanya’s pastimes, He was absorbed in
            ecstatic emotions of love of Radharani for Krishna. While
            contemplating Radharani’s most profound feelings of self-
            sacrifice for the Her beloved Krishna, the Lord meditated
            on the following verse: “I do not mind My personal distress.
            I only wish for the happiness of Krishna, for his happiness
            is the goal of My life. However, if He feels great happiness
            in  giving  Me  distress,  that  distress  is  the  best  of  My
            happiness.” (CC Antya 20.52) She continues: “Why does a
            woman continue to live who knows that Krishna’s heart is
            unhappy but who still shows her deep anger toward Him?
            She is interested in her own happiness. I condemn such a
            woman to be struck on the head with a thunderbolt, for We
            simply want the happiness of Krishna.” (CC Antya 20.55)
            Srila Prabhupada comments on this verse, “A devotee who
            is satisfied only with his own sense gratification certainly
            falls  down  from  the  service  of  Krishna.  Being  attracted
            by material happiness, he later joins the prakrta-sahajiyas
            (materialistic  pseudo-devotees),  who  are  considered  to

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