Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

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tato ’nuraktaiḥ paśupaiḥ pariśrito
rājan sva-goṣṭhaṁ sa-balo ’vrajad dhariḥ
tathā-vidhāny asya kṛtāni gopikā
gāyantya īyur muditā hṛdi-spṛśaḥ

WORD BY WORD



TRANSLATION

Surrounded by His loving cowherd boyfriends and Lord Balarāma, Kṛṣṇa then went off to the place where He had been tending His cows. The cowherd girls returned to their homes, singing joyfully about the lifting of Govardhana Hill and other glorious deeds performed by Lord Kṛṣṇa, who had so deeply touched their hearts.

PURPORT

Before returning to their homes, the gopīs shared intimate association with their lover, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, by exchanging secret glances. Ordinarily they could not publicly talk about Kṛṣṇa, since they were chaste young girls in a religious village, but now they took advantage of this wonderful exhibition by the Lord and freely sang of His beautiful qualities. It is natural that a young man wants to do something wonderful in the presence of a beautiful young girl. The gopīs were the most beautiful and pure-hearted young girls, and Śrī Kṛṣṇa performed the most wonderful activities in their presence. Thus He entered deep within their tender hearts, enlivening their eternal devotion to Him.

Thus end the purports of His Holiness Hṛdayānanda dās Gosvāmi, initiated disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Twenty-fifth Chapter Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Lord Kṛṣṇa Lifts Govardhana Hill.”

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