Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 47 Verse 40

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 47: The Song of the Bee

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.47.40

kaccid gadāgrajaḥ saumya

karoti pura-yoṣitām

prītiḿ naḥ snigdha-savrīḍa-

hāsodārekṣaṇārcitaḥ

SYNONYMS

kaccit — perhaps; gada-agrajaḥ — Kṛṣṇa, the elder brother of Gada; saumya — O gentle (Uddhava); karoti — is giving; pura — of the city; yoṣitām — for the women; prītim — loving happiness; naḥ — which belongs to us; snigdha — affectionate; sa-vrīḍa — and bashful; hāsa — with smiles; udāra — generous; īkṣaṇa — by their glances; arcitaḥ — worshiped.

TRANSLATION

Gentle Uddhava, is the elder brother of Gada now bestowing on the city women the pleasure that actually belongs to us? We suppose those ladies worship Him with generous glances full of affectionate, shy smiles.

PURPORT

The name Gadāgraja indicates Kṛṣṇa, the elder brother (agraja) of Gada, the first son of Devarakṣitā. She was a sister of Devakī's who was also married to Vasudeva. The gopīs, by addressing Kṛṣṇa in this way, indicate that He now thinks of Himself mostly as the son of Devakī, the implication being that His connection with Vṛndāvana has now slackened. Because of intense love, the gopīs could not stop thinking of Kṛṣṇa for a moment.

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