Once a Gopika went to a well to bring two pitchers of water. After placing one pitcher on her head, she wanted someone to place the other water-filled pitcher on the first one. At that time, Krishna came there and she asked Him to place the water-filled pitcher on the first one. Krishna refused to do so. Soon another Gopikacame along and helped the first Gopika. The Gopika carrying the two pitchers reached her home. Krishna followed her to the house and without even waiting to be asked, He took the top pitcher from the Gopika’s head and placed it down. She was surprised at Krishna’s strange behaviour. She asked him, “Krishna, at the well, You refused to place the pitcher on my head when I appealed to You to help me. Now You take it down from the head without my asking. What is the inner meaning of this action?” Krishna replied, “Oh Gopika! I remove the burdens borne by people and not to add to them”.
“The Mansion of Life”, Sathya Sai Speaks, Volume 25,