God gave His devotees the bliss of His own Self. The gopis, those virtuous women, were embraced by Him. God owed them a debt across many births. When they sulked, He soothed them, taking oaths and performing acts of atonement. He told all the gopis, 'I shall never leave you.' 'You are in My heart with your whole being.' 'Let your devotion toward Me be as Mine is toward you. I am truly the same for you.' 'Let your own hearts be your witness. Narayana is the guarantee for us both.' He pledges His own oath. God speaks truth according to each one's devotion, bringing it into experience. He consoles each one in a different way. What one knows, the other does not. No two share the same devotion. God receives each one's offering distinctly. He does not let it be known that He is equally present everywhere. To all of them, in all conditions, He is the same. Whatever desire each one holds in her heart, the Dark-Hued Lord fulfills it. He fulfilled the heart's desire of each gopi, and of all the people of Gokul. He planted the seed of longing in Gokul's people, settling Govinda in their hearts. He even stole away their minds, every one of them. The love they bore for their cowherds was beyond measure. Says Tuka, they loved the Lord of Vaikuntha. They forgot everything else.