| Krishna had stepped into mid-teens (adolescence). His handsome looks and proportionate muscular body was a source of attraction. Not only the Gopis, but whole Vraj also felt captivated by his personality. But their love for him was absolutely pure and not sensual at all.
Sharad Poornima (full-moon night in November) is a festive night in Vraj. Just at moonrise, Krishna took his flute and began to play on it roaming through the streets of Vrindavan.
The melodious tunes of the flute cast a spell on the Gopis and Gualiyan and they felt lost to themselves. Having failed to control themselves, they came out of their homes leaving their household jobs and caring little for the social norms. They surrounded Krishna and began to dance to the tunes of the flute.
Krishna asked ail the ladies to return to their homes but they flatly refused and so RAS Lila began to be enacted. Each gopi cherished a desire to be the closest to Krishna who multiplied his forms. Now each of them felt as if Krishna was dancing in her company only. They formed a circle catching one another's hands and the dance went on all through the night. At daybreak, all the goops returned to their homes. This dance-drama revealed the divine glory of Krishna to all of them.
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