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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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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 verse was spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Gopī-premāmṛta.