110 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 3
fortune. These two things are not at all contradictory. Lord Krsna is
detached from the variegatedness of the inferior nature, but He is in
eternal, blissful enjoyment of the spiritual nature, or His internal potency.
One who has a poor fund of knowledge cannot understand this distinction
between the external and internal potencies. In Bhagavad-gita, the internal
potency is described as the para prakrti. In the Visnu Purana also, the
internal potency of Visnu is described as para sakti. The Lord is never
detached from the association of para Sakti. This para sakti and her
manifestations are described in the Brahma-samhita as ananda-cinmaya-
rasa-pratibhavitabhih. (Bs. 5.37) The Lord is eternally joyful and cognizant
in the taste derived from such transcendental bliss. Negation of the
variegatedness of the inferior energy does not necessitate negation of the
positive transcendental bliss of the spiritual world. Therefore the Lord’s
gentleness, His smile, His character and everything related to Him are all
transcendental. Such manifestations of the internal potency are the reality,
of which the material shadow is only a temporary representation from
which everyone with proper knowledge must be detached.
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imam lokam amum caiva
ramayan sutaram yadun
reme ksanadaya datta-
ksana-stri-ksana-sauhrdah

imam —this; lokam—earth; amum—and the other worlds; ca—also; eva—
certainly; ramayan—pleasing; sutaram—specifically; yadun—the Yadus;
reme—enjoyed; ksanadaya—by night; datta—given by ; ksana—leisure; stri—
women; ksana—conjugal love; sauhrdah—friendship.

TRANSLATION

The Lord enjoyed His pastimes, both in this world and in other worlds
[higher planets], specifically in the association of the Yadu dynasty. At
leisure hours offered by night, He enjoyed the friendship of conjugal love
with women.

PURPORT

The Lord enjoyed in this world with His pure devotees. Although He is

the Personality of Godhead and is transcendental to all material attach-
