# Cc. Madhya 9.133 ## Text > śruti-gaṇa gopī-gaṇera anugata hañā > vrajeśvarī-suta bhaje gopī-bhāva lañā ## Synonyms *śruti*-*gaṇa*—the authorities of Vedic hymns; *gopī*-*gaṇera*—of the *gopīs*; *anugata* *hañā*—following in the footsteps; *vrajeśvarī*-*suta*—the son of mother Yaśodā; *bhaje*—worship; *gopī*-*bhāva*—the ecstasy of the *gopīs*; *lañā*—accepting. ## Translation **"The authorities in the Vedic literature who are known as the śruti-gaṇa worshiped Lord Kṛṣṇa in the ecstasy of the gopīs and followed in their footsteps.** ## Purport The authorities in the Vedic literature known as the *śruti-gaṇa* desired to enter into Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa's *rāsa* dance; therefore they began to worship the Lord in the ecstasy of the *gopīs.* In the beginning, however, they were unsuccessful. When they could not enter the dance simply by thinking of Kṛṣṇa in the ecstasy of the *gopīs,* they actually accepted bodies like those of the *gopīs.* They even took birth in Vrajabhūmi just like the *gopīs* and consequently became engrossed in the ecstasy of the *gopīs'* love. In this way they were allowed to enter into the *rāsa-līlā* dance of the Lord.