Text 229] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 231

SYNONYMS

na—not; ayam—this Lord Sri Krsna; sukha-apah—easily available; bhagavan —
the Supreme Personality of Godhead; dehinam—for materialistic persons who
have accepted the body as the self; gopikd-sutah—the son of mother Yasoda;
jfianinam—for persons addicted to mental speculation; ca—and; 4tma-
bhdtanam—for persons performing severe austerities and penances; yathd—as;
bhakti-matam—for persons engaged in spontaneous devotional service; iha—in
this world.

TRANSLATION

‘The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, the son of mother Yasoda, is
accessible to those devotees engaged in spontaneous loving service, but He is
not as easily accessible to mental speculators, to those striving for self-
realization by severe austerities and penances, or to those who consider the
body the same as the self.’

PURPORT

This verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.9.21) is spoken by Srila Sukadeva
Gosvami. It concerns the statement about Krsna’s being subjugated by the gopis
and thus glorifying them.

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atfa-fea fore ae scas [4RlF i eee il

ataeva gopi-bhava kari angikara
ratri-dina cinte radha-krsnera vihara

SYNONYMS

ataeva—therefore; gopi-bhava—the loving mood of the gopis; kari—making;
angikara—acceptance; ratri-dina—day and night; cinte—one thinks; radha-
krsnera—of Radha and Krsna; vihara—the pastimes.

TRANSLATION

“Therefore one should accept the mood of the gopis in their service. In
such a transcendental mood, one should always think of the pastimes of Sri
Radha and Krsna.

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