SB 10.41.31

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 41: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā

SB 10.41.30

SB 10.41.32

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 31

ūcuḥ paurā aho gopyas
tapaḥ kim acaran mahat
yā hy etāv anupaśyanti
nara-loka-mahotsavau

SYNONYMS

ūcuḥ—said; paurāḥ—the women of the city; aho—ah; gopyaḥ—the cowherd girls (of Vṛndāvana); tapaḥ—austerity; kim—what; acaran—have executed; mahat—great; yāḥ—who; hi—indeed; etau—these two; anupaśyanti—constantly see; nara-loka—for human society; mahā-utsavau—who are the greatest source of pleasure.

TRANSLATION

The women of Mathurā exclaimed: Oh, what severe austerities the gopīs must have performed to be able to regularly see Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, who are the greatest source of pleasure for all mankind!