Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.33.16

evam parishvańga-karābhimarśa-

snigdhekshanoddāma-vilāsa-hāsaih

reme rameśo vraja-sundarībhir

yathārbhakah sva-pratibimba-vibhramah

SYNONYMS

evam — thus; parishvańga — with embracing; kara — by His hand; abhimarśa — with touching; snigdha — affectionate; īkshana — with glances; uddāma — broad; vilāsa — playful; hāsaih — with smiles; reme — He took pleasure; ramā — of the goddess of fortune; īśah — the master; vraja-sundarībhih — with the young women of the cowherd community; yathā — just as; arbhakah — a boy; sva — His own; pratibimba — with the reflection; vibhramah — whose playing.

TRANSLATION

In this way Lord Krishna, the original Lord Nārāyana, master of the goddess of fortune, took pleasure in the company of the young women of Vraja by embracing them, caressing them and glancing lovingly at them as He smiled His broad, playful smiles. It was just as if a child were playing with his own reflection.

PURPORT

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Thākura comments as follows on this verse: "Lord Krishna alone is the Supreme Absolute Truth, and His potencies are unlimited. All these potencies, taking personal forms, engage Lord Krishna in His pastimes. Just as the opulent manifestation of His one supreme transcendental potency manifests all the countless potencies of the Lord, so in the rāsa dance Krishna manifests Himself as many times as there are various potencies represented by the gopīs. Everything is Krishna, but by His desire His spiritual energy Yogamāyā manifests the gopīs. When His internal potency Yogamāyā thus produces such pastimes for the enhancement of His transcendental emotions, it is just like a young boy playing with His own reflection. But since these pastimes are created by His spiritual potency, they are eternal and self-manifesting."

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