Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 29 Verse 18

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 29: Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs Meet for the Rāsa Dance

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.29.18

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

svāgataḿ vo mahā-bhāgāḥ

priyaḿ kiḿ karavāṇi vaḥ

vrajasyānāmayaḿ kaccid

brūtāgamana-kāraṇam

SYNONYMS

śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; su-āgatam — welcome; vaḥ — to you; mahā-bhāgāḥ — O most fortunate ladies; priyam — pleasing; kim — what; karavāṇi — may I do; vaḥ — for you; vrajasya — of Vraja; anāmayam — the well-being; kaccit — whether; brūta — please tell; āgamana — for your coming; kāraṇam — the reason.

TRANSLATION

Lord Kṛṣṇa said: O most fortunate ladies, welcome. What may I do to please you? Is everything well in Vraja? Please tell Me the reason for your coming here.

PURPORT

Lord Kṛṣṇa knew perfectly well why the gopīs had come. In fact, He had called them with the romantic melodies of His flute. So Kṛṣṇa was simply teasing the gopīs by asking them, "Why have you come here so quickly? Is something wrong in town? Why have you come here, anyway? What do you want?"

The gopīs were Kṛṣṇa's young lovers, and therefore these questions certainly bewildered them, for they had responded to Kṛṣṇa's call with the simple mentality of enjoying conjugal love with Him.

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