Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 29: Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs Meet for the Rāsa Dance

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.29.17

tā dṛṣṭvāntikam āyātā

bhagavān vraja-yoṣitaḥ

avadad vadatāḿ śreṣṭho

vācaḥ peśair vimohayan

SYNONYMS

tāḥ — them; dṛṣṭvā — seeing; antikam — nearby; āyātāḥ — arrived; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; vraja-yoṣitaḥ — the girls of Vraja; avadatHe spoke; vadatām — of speakers; śreṣṭhaḥ — the best; vācaḥ — of language; peśaiḥ — with decorations; vimohayan — bewildering.

TRANSLATION

Seeing that the girls of Vraja had arrived, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the best of speakers, greeted them with charming words that bewildered their minds.

PURPORT

Having established the spiritual nature of the gopīs' love for Kṛṣṇa, Śukadeva Gosvāmī proceeds with his narration.

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