SB 10.29.18
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 18
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- svāgataṁ vo mahā-bhāgāḥ
- priyaṁ kiṁ karavāṇi vaḥ
- vrajasyānāmayaṁ kaccid
- brūtāgamana-kāraṇam
SYNONYMS
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; su-āgatam — welcome; vaḥ — to you; mahā-bhāgāḥ — O most fortunate ladies; priyam — pleasing; kim — what; karavāṇi — may I do; vaḥ — for you; vrajasya — of Vraja; anāmayam — the well-being; kaccit — whether; brūta — please tell; āgamana — for your coming; kāraṇam — the reason.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Lord Kṛṣṇa said: O most fortunate ladies, welcome. What may I do to please you? Is everything well in Vraja? Please tell Me the reason for your coming here.
PURPORT
Lord Kṛṣṇa knew perfectly well why the gopīs had come. In fact, He had called them with the romantic melodies of His flute. So Kṛṣṇa was simply teasing the gopīs by asking them, "Why have you come here so quickly? Is something wrong in town? Why have you come here, anyway? What do you want?"
The gopīs were Kṛṣṇa's young lovers, and therefore these questions certainly bewildered them, for they had responded to Kṛṣṇa's call with the simple mentality of enjoying conjugal love with Him.