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SB 10.23.37

Devanāgarī

एवं लीलानरवपुर्नृलोकमनुशीलयन् । रेमे गोगोपगोपीनां रमयन् रूपवाक्कृतै: ॥ ३७ ॥

Text

evaṁ līlā-nara-vapur nr-lokam anuśīlayan reme go-gopa-gopīnāṁ ramayan rūpa-vāk-kṛtaiḥ

Synonyms

evam—in this manner;līlā—for pastimes;nara—appearing as a human being;vapuḥ—whose transcendental body;nṛ-lokam—human society;anuśīlayan—imitating;reme—He took pleasure;go—the cows;gopa—cowherd boys;gopīnām—the cowherd girls;ramayan—pleasing;rūpa—with His beauty;vāk—words;kṛtaiḥ—and actions.

Translation

Thus the Supreme Lord, appearing like a human being to perform His pastimes, imitated the ways of human society. He enjoyed pleasing His cows, cowherd boyfriends and cowherd girlfriends with His beauty, words and actions.

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