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nijāṅgam api yā gopyo
mameti samupāsate
tābhyaḥ paraṁ na me pārtha
nigūḍha-prema-bhājanam
Synonyms
nija-aṅgam—own body; api—although; yah—who; gopyaḥ—the gopīs; Mama—Mine; iti—thus thinking; samupāsate—engage in decorating; tābhyaḥ—than them; param—greater; na—not; me—for Me; pārtha—O Arjuna; nigūḍha-prema—of deep love; bhājanam—receptacles. ¶
Translation
“O Arjuna, there are no greater receptacles of deep love for Me than the gopīs, who cleanse and decorate their bodies because they consider them Mine.” ¶
Purport
This verse is spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Ādi Purāṇa. ¶