This poem was inspired by the Gopis speaking to Krishna when they met for the Rasa Dance and Krishna disappeared like a thief after stealing their souls. But what really churned the ink were the many slokas in the Bhagavatam and other Bhakti literature that refer to Krishna as a thief. The reader will find few of them after this intro and in the footnotes.
So the conclusion that came to the heart is that the Lord in whatever form He manifests for His devotees, among the sublime qualities He always displays, there is the one of being a thief, since He enters His devotees mind and steals it. "
SD 10.29.34 Comm. "O king of thieves! We did not come here with any other purpose than to
recover the treasure that You stole from us. You have stolen our minds, but
unlike other thieves You did not have to make any great endeavor. You did this
simply by blowing on Your flute."
