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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.33.19
ātmārāmo 'pi līlayā
SYNONYMS
kritvā — making; tāvantam — expanded that many times; ātmānam — Himself; yāvatīh — as many as; gopa-yoshitah — cowherd women; reme — enjoyed; sah — He; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; tābhih — with them; ātma-ārāmah — self-satisfied; api — although; līlayā — as a pastime.
TRANSLATION
Expanding Himself us many times as there were cowherd women to associate with, the Supreme Lord, though self-satisfied, playfully enjoyed their company.
PURPORT
As Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī points out, it has already been explained that Lord Krishna is eternally free from all material desire, perfect on the platform of spiritual self-satisfaction.
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