Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.69.29

hasantaḿ hāsa-kathayā

kadācit priyayā gṛhe

kvāpi dharmaḿ sevamānam

artha-kāmau ca kutracit

SYNONYMS

hasantam — laughing; hāsa-kathayā — with joking conversation; kadācit — at one time; priyayā — with His beloved; gṛhe — in the palace; kva api — somewhere; dharmam — religiosity; sevamānam — practicing; artha — economic development; kāmau — sense gratification; ca — and; kutracit — somewhere.

TRANSLATION

Somewhere Lord Kṛṣṇa was found enjoying the company of a particular wife by exchanging joking words with her. Somewhere else He was found engaged, along with His wife, in religious ritualistic functions. Somewhere Kṛṣṇa was found engaged in matters of economic development, and somewhere else He was found enjoying family life according to the regulative principles of the śāstras.

PURPORT

This translation is based on Śrīla Prabhupāda's Kṛṣṇa.

Joking conversations take place during the nighttime, whereas religious rituals, economic development and family enjoyment occur during both the day and the night.

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