Krsna said: "Since I disappeared for your (the gopis') benefit, you should not be displeased with Me"
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"Since I disappeared for your benefit, you should not be displeased with Me"
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Adi-lila
O My beloved gopīs, you have renounced social customs, scriptural injunctions and your relatives for My sake. I disappeared behind you only to increase your concentration upon Me. Since I disappeared for your benefit, you should not be displeased with Me.
CC Adi 4.176, Translation and Purport: "O My beloved gopīs, you have renounced social customs, scriptural injunctions and your relatives for My sake. I disappeared behind you only to increase your concentration upon Me. Since I disappeared for your benefit, you should not be displeased with Me."
This text from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.32.21) was spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa when He returned to the arena of the rāsa-līlā.