Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 22: Kṛṣṇa Steals the Garments of the Unmarried Gopīs |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.22.24
tāsāḿ vijñāya bhagavān
sva-pāda-sparśa-kāmyayā
dhṛta-vratānāḿ sańkalpam
āha dāmodaro 'balāḥ
SYNONYMS
tāsām — of these girls; vijñāya — understanding; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sva-pāda — of His own feet; sparśa — for the touch; kāmyayā — with the desire; dhṛta-vratānām — who had taken their vow; sańkalpam — the motivation; āha — spoke; dāmodaraḥ — Lord Dāmodara; abalāḥ — to the girls.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord understood the determination of the gopīs in executing their strict vow. The Lord also knew that the girls desired to touch His lotus feet, and thus Lord Dāmodara, Kṛṣṇa, spoke to them as follows.
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