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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 4.211
SYNONYMS
sahāyāh — helpers; guravah — teachers; śishyāh — students; bhujishyāh — servants; bāndhavāh — friends; striyah — wives; satyam — truthfully; vadāmi — I say; te — unto you; pārtha — O Arjuna; gopyah — the gopīs; kim — what; me — for Me; bhavanti — are; na — not.
TRANSLATION
"O Pārtha, I speak to you the truth. The gopīs are My helpers, teachers, disciples, servants, friends and consorts. I do not know what they are not to Me."
PURPORT
This verse was spoken by Lord Krishna in the Gopī-premāmrita.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness