CC Adi 4.211 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
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 verse was spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Gopī-premāmṛta.