Madhya 20.177

TEXT 177

TEXT

স্বয়ংরূপের গোপবেশ, গোপ-অভিমান ।
বাসুদেবের ক্ষত্রিয়-বেশ, 'আমি - ক্ষত্রিয়'-জ্ঞান ॥ ১৭৭ ॥

svayam-rupera gopa-vesa, gopa-abhimana

vasudevera ksatriya-vesa, 'ami-ksatriya'-jnana

SYNONYMS

svayam-rupera-of the original form; gopa-vesa-the dress of a cowherd boy; gopa-abhimana-thinking Himself a cowherd boy; vasudevera-of Vasudeva, the son of Vasudeva and Devaki; ksatriya-vesa-the dress is like that of a ksatriya; ami-I; ksatriya-a ksatriya; jnana-knowledge.

TRANSLATION

"In His original form, the Lord dresses like a cowherd boy and thinks Himself one of them. When He appears as Vasudeva, the son of Vasudeva and Devaki, His dress and consciousness are those of a ksatriya, a warrior.