168 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [ Adi-lila, Ch. 14

TRANSLATION

Being worshiped by Laksmi, the Lord began to smile. He recited a verse from
rimad-Bhagavatam and thus accepted the emotion she expressed.

PURPORT

The verse quoted in this connection is the twenty-fifth verse of the Twenty-
second Chapter, Tenth Canto, of Srimad-8hdgavatam. The gopis worshiped the
goddess Durga, or Katyayani, but their inner desire was to get Lord Kesna as their
husband. Krsna, as Paramatma, could realize the ardent desire of the gopis, and
therefore He enjoyed the pastime of vastra-harana. When the gopis went to take
bath in the River Yamuna, they left their garments on the land and dipped into the
water completely naked. Taking this opportunity, Krsna stole all their garments
and sat down in the top of a tree with them, desiring to see the girls naked just to
become their husband. The gopis desired to have Krsna as their husband, and since
it is only before her husband that a woman can be naked, to fulfill their desire Lord
Krsna accepted their prayers by this pastime of stealing their garments. When the
gopis received their garments back from Krsna, Krsna recited this verse.

TEXT 69
ABTA Fale ss AIAN SABA TRSAT |
RAPRcRt fas cater ACSI SABTELS ui va

sankalpo viditah sadhvyo
bhavatinai mad-arcanam

maydnumoditah so ‘sau
satyo bhavitum arhati

SYNONYMS
sankalpah— desire; vidita—has been understood; sadhvyah—O all of you chaste
ladies; bhavatindm—of all of you; mat-arcanam—for worshiping Me; mayaé—by Me;
anumoditah—accepted; sah—that; asqau—that determination or desire; satyaf—suc-
cessful; bhaviturn—to become; arhati—deserves.

TRANSLATION
“‘My dear gopis, | accept your desire to have Me as your husband and thus worship
Me. | wish your desire to be fulfilled because it deserves to be so.”

PURPORT

The gopis, the girl friends of Krsna, were almost of the same age as He. Within
their minds they desired that Krsna be their husband, but because of feminine bash-
fulness they could not express their desire. Therefore later on, after stealing their
