Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 19.210

pati-sutanvaya-bhratri-bandhavan

ativilanghya te 'nty acyutagatah

gati-vidas tavodgita-mohitah

kitava yoshitah kas tyajen nisi

SYNONYMS

pati -- husbands; suta -- sons; anvaya -- family; bhratri -- brothers; bandhavan -- friends; ativilanghya -- without caring for; te -- Your; anti -- dear shelter; acyuta -- O infallible one; agatah -- have come; gati-vidah -- who know everything of our activities; tava -- of You; udgita -- by the singing flute; mohitah -- being attracted; kitava -- O great cheater; yoshitah -- beautiful women; kah -- who; tyajet -- would give up; nisi -- in the dead of night.

TRANSLATION

"'Dear Krishna, we gopis have neglected the order of our husbands, sons, family, brothers and friends and have left their company to come to You. You know everything about our desires. We have come only because we are attracted by the supreme music of Your flute. But You are a great cheater, for who else would give up the company of young girls like us in the dead of night?'

PURPORT

This verse, quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.31.16), describes how the gopis went to the forest for Krishna's enjoyment in the dead of night. The gopis approached Krishna to enjoy themselves with Him in the rasa dance. Krishna knew this very well, but He was superficially trying to avoid them. He is therefore addressed by the gopis as kitava, a great cheater, because He first attracted them to come dance with Him, and yet when they actually came, neglecting the orders of their friends and relatives, He tried to avoid them by giving them so-called good instructions. These cunning instructions were too much for the gopis to tolerate; they therefore had a right to address Krishna as kitava, a great cheater. They were all young girls, and they had come to Him to be enjoyed. How could He avoid them? The gopis therefore expressed great disappointment in this verse. They came voluntarily, but Krishna was so cunning that He wanted to avoid their company. The gopis' lamentation was certainly very appropriate, and in this way Krishna tested their sincerity.

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