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CC Adi 4.211 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 211

sahāyā guravaḥ śiṣyā
bhujiṣyā bāndhavāḥ striyaḥ
satyaṁ vadāmi te pārtha
gopyaḥ kiṁ me bhavanti na


SYNONYMS

sahāyāḥ—helpers; guravaḥ—teachers; śiṣyāḥ—students; bhujiṣyāḥ—servants; bāndhavāḥ—friends; striyaḥ—wives; satyam—truthfully; vadāmi—I say; te—unto you; pārtha—O Arjuna; gopyaḥ—the gopīs; kim—what; me—for Me; bhavanti—are; na—not.


TRANSLATION

"O Pārtha, I speak to you the truth. The gopīs are My helpers, teachers, disciples, servants, friends and consorts. I do not know what they are not to Me."


PURPORT

This is a verse from the Gopī-premāmṛta.