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TEXT 211

azta ere: Pr Slaw awa: fRa: |
ABs aH cw aif caters: fer cq Safe 7 a> U
sahayd guruvah sisya
bhujisya bandhavah striyah
satyam vadami te partha
gopyah kirh me bhavanti na
SYNONYMS

sahayah—helpers; guruvah—teachers; $/sy@h—students; bhujisyah—servants;
bandhavah—friends; striyah—wives; satyam—truthfully; vaddmi—| say; te—unto
you; partha—O Arjuna; gopyah—the gopis; kim—what; me—for Me; bhavanti—are;
na—not.
TRANSLATION

“O Partha, I speak to you the truth. The gopts are My helpers, teachers, disciples,
servants, friends and consorts. | do not know what they are not to Me.”
PURPORT

This is a verse from the Gopi-premdmrta.

TEXT 212

CHAR Heat SHA Aca AVS |
CANTATA, V-ANRS 1 252
gopikda janena krsnera manera vafchita
prema-seva-paripati, ista-samihita
SYNONYMS

gopika—the gopis; jdnena—know; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; manera—of the mind;
vafichita—the desired object; prema-sevad—of service in love; paripdti—perfection;
ista-samihita—achievement of the desired goal of life.

TRANSLATION

The gopis: know Krsna’s desires, and they know how to render perfect loving
service for His enjoyment. They perform their service expertly for the satisfaction
of their beloved.

TEXT 213

TATU TANTS ABAE WACATAST |
Stare catfrst: atl ata atafe was: 1 aso 1
