| Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 60: Lord Krishna Teases Queen Rukmini. |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.60.58
SYNONYMS
sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam -- in this way; saurata -- conjugal; samlapaih -- by conversations; bhagavan -- the Supreme Lord; jagat -- of the universe; isvarah -- the master; sva -- in Himself; ratah -- taking pleasure; ramaya -- with Rama, the goddess of fortune (that is, with Queen Rukmini); reme -- He enjoyed; nara-lokam -- the world of humans; vidambayan -- imitating.
TRANSLATION
Sukadeva Gosvami said: And so the self-satisfied Supreme Lord of the universe enjoyed with the goddess of fortune, engaging her in lovers' talks and thus imitating the ways of human society.
PURPORT
The word vidambayan means "imitating" and also "ridiculing." The Lord acted like a husband of this world, but His pastimes are transcendental and expose the perverted nature of mundane activities aimed at bodily sense gratification.
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