Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.82.41
api smaratha naḥ sakhyaḥ
svānām artha-cikīrṣayā
gatāḿś cirāyitāñ chatru-
pakṣa-kṣapaṇa-cetasaḥ
SYNONYMS
api — whether; smaratha — you remember; naḥ — Us; sakhyaḥ — girlfriends; svānām — of dear ones; artha — the purposes; cikīrṣayā — with the desire of executing; gatān — gone away; cirāyitān — having remained long; śatru — of Our enemies; pakṣa — the party; kṣapaṇa — to destroy; cetasaḥ — whose intent.
TRANSLATION
[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] My dear girīfriends, do you still remember Me? It was for My relatives' sake that I stayed away so long, intent on destroying My enemies.
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