Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.32.17

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

mitho bhajanti ye sakhyaḥ

svārthaikāntodyamā hi te

na tatra sauhṛdaḿ dharmaḥ

svārthārthaḿ tad dhi nānyathā

SYNONYMS

śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; mithaḥ — mutually; bhajanti — reciprocate; ye — who; sakhyaḥ — friends; sva-artha — for their own sake; eka-anta — exclusively; udyamāḥ — whose endeavor; hi — indeed; te — they; na — not; tatra — therein; sauhṛdam — true friendship; dharmaḥ — true religiosity; sva-artha — of their own benefit; artham — for the sake; tat — that; hi — indeed; na — not; anyathā — otherwise.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: So-culled friends who show affection for each other only to benefit themselves are actually selfish. They have no true friendship, nor are they following the true principles of religion. Indeed, if they did not expect benefit for themselves, they would not reciprocate.

PURPORT

The Lord here reminds the gopīs that in pure loving friendship there is no sense of selfish interest but rather only love for one's friend.

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