CC Adi 4.211
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - 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
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.