SB 10.82.41

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana

SB 10.82.40

SB 10.82.42

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 41

api smaratha naḥ sakhyaḥ
svānām artha-cikīrṣayā
gatāṁś cirāyitāñ chatru-
pakṣa-kṣapaṇa-cetasaḥ

SYNONYMS

api—whether; smaratha—you remember; naḥ—Us; sakhyaḥ—girlfriends; svānām—of dear ones; artha—the purposes; cikīrṣayā—with the desire of executing; gatān—gone away; cirāyitān—having remained long; śatru—of Our enemies; pakṣa—the party; kṣapaṇa—to destroy; cetasaḥ—whose intent.

TRANSLATION

[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] My dear girīfriends, do you still remember Me? It was for My relatives' sake that I stayed away so long, intent on destroying My enemies.