Madhya 8.216

TEXT 216

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প্রেমৈব গোপরামাণাং কাম ইত্যগমৎ প্ৰথাম্ ।
ইত্যুদ্ধবাদয়োঽপ্যেতং বাঞ্ছন্তি ভগবৎপ্রিয়াঃ ॥ ২১৬ ॥

premaiva gopa-ramanam

kama ity agamat pratham

ity uddhavadayo 'py etam

vanchanti bhagavat-priyah

SYNONYMS

prema-love of Godhead; eva-certainly; gopa-ramanam-of all the gopis; kamah-lust; iti-thus; agamat-became current; pratham-the process; iti-thus; uddhava-adayah-all devotees, headed by Uddhava; api-certainly; etam-this type of behavior; vanchanti-desire; bhagavat-priyah-those who are very, very dear to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

"The dealings of the gopis with Krsna are on the platform of pure love of Godhead. However, they are sometimes considered to be lusty. But because such dealings are completely spiritual, all the dearmost devotees of the Lord like Uddhava and others also desire to participate in them.

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.2.285).