Why does Krishna express surprise in some of his pastimes when he is omniscient?

From: Rishiraj

Why did Lord Krishna express surprise in some of his pastimes, like the ones with Rukminidevi, when he is fully omniscient of what everyone is thinking and what is going to happen next?

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Question from Rishiraj Prabhu. Why did Lord Krishna express surprise in some of his pastimes, like the ones with Rukmini Devi, when he is fully omniscient of what everyone is thinking and what is going to happen next? Answer. That is the very nature of pastimes.
That God conceals his Godhood so that he can relish the sweetness of love. The pastimes of Krishna are the arena where love reigns supreme, where God does not act as God. God acts just as a charming, loving member of a community of his devotees, where they love him and he loves them.
In the arena of love, if Krishna exhibits his omniscience, then that will detract from the reciprocation of love. I mean, for example, another day, Shodha is hiding butter and Krishna is trying to steal butter. So Krishna already knows where the butter is.
But if he acts as if he knows it, then there is no excitement of the search and the finding and the hiding, and then the eating of the butter accordingly. So the whole purpose of pastimes is not to exhibit or demonstrate Krishna’s omniscience. The purpose of pastimes is to relish love.
And whatever emotion is necessary for relishing that love, Krishna exhibits that emotion and thereby enhances the richness, the sweetness, the love filled nature of those pastimes.