Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 82 Verse 40

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.82.40

bhagavāḿs tās tathā-bhūtā

vivikta upasańgataḥ

āśliṣyānāmayaḿ pṛṣṭvā

prahasann idam abravīt

SYNONYMS

bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; tāḥ — them; tathā-bhūtāḥ — being in such a state; vivikte — in a secluded place; upasańgataḥ — going up to; āśliṣya — embracing; anāmayam — health; pṛṣṭvā — asking about; prahasan — laughed; idam — this; abravīt — said.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord approached the gopīs in a secluded place as they stood in their ecstatic trance. After embracing each of them and inquiring about their well-being, He laughed and spoke as follows.

PURPORT

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī comments that Kṛṣṇa expanded Himself by His vibhūti-śakti to embrace each of the gopīs individually, thus waking each of them from her trance. He inquired, "Are you now relieved of your pain of separation?" and laughed to help lighten their spirits.

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