[Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.47—Bhramara-gīta]
The bumblebee said, “Kṛṣṇa loves You and honors You, and therefore He has sent me. He is attached to You and He is very rasika.”
Rādhikā then said, “Be silent. Do you remember what He said during rāsa-līlā? He said, ‘O My dear gopīs, I was always here. I never left you. I just wanted to see how you respond when I disappear. I pretended to leave in order to increase your love. A poor man may acquire a diamond and think it to be glass. He may thus mishandle it and lose it. Then a friend may come and say to him, “Oh, where is that diamond I gave you?” The poor man will reply, “You never gave me a diamond.” The friend will then say, “I did.” And the poor man will then say, “Oh, I thought it was glass and I accidentally threw it away!”
“No, it was a diamond!” When thus convinced, that poor man deeply grieves and repents. Therefore, to create a mood of eager longing in your heart, and also to show the world how much bereavement My dear gopīs feel, I appeared to have left you. In this way the world will come to know the depth of your love.’ ”
August 05, 2001 Mathurā