SB 10.33.2

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 33: The Rāsa Dance

SB 10.33.1

SB 10.33.3

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 2

tatrārabhata govindo
rāsa-krīḍām anuvrataiḥ
strī-ratnair anvitaḥ prītair
anyonyābaddha-bāhubhiḥ

SYNONYMS

tatra—there; ārabhata—began; govindaḥ—Lord Kṛṣṇa; rāsa-krīḍam—the pastime of the rāsa dance; anuvrataiḥ-by the faithful (gopīs); strī—of women; ratnaiḥ—the jewels; anvitaḥ—joined; prītaiḥ—who were satisfied; anyonya—among one another; ābaddha—entwining; bāhubhiḥ—their arms.

TRANSLATION

There on the Yamunā's banks Lord Govinda then began the pastime of the rāsa dance in the company of those jewels among women, the faithful gopīs, who joyfully linked their arms together.