Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.33.19

kṛtvā tāvantam ātmānaḿ

yāvatīr gopa-yoṣitaḥ

reme sa bhagavāḿs tābhir

ātmārāmo 'pi līlayā

SYNONYMS

kṛtvā — making; tāvantam — expanded that many times; ātmānam — Himself; yāvatīḥ — as many as; gopa-yoṣitaḥ — cowherd women; reme — enjoyed; saḥ — He; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; tābhiḥ — with them; ātma-ārāmaḥ — self-satisfied; api — although; līlayā — as a pastime.

TRANSLATION

Expanding Himself us many times as there were cowherd women to associate with, the Supreme Lord, though self-satisfied, playfully enjoyed their company.

PURPORT

As Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī points out, it has already been explained that Lord Kṛṣṇa is eternally free from all material desire, perfect on the platform of spiritual self-satisfaction.

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