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SB 10.33.19

कृत्वा तावन्तमात्मानं यावतीर्गोपयोषित: ।
रेमे स भगवांस्ताभिरात्मारामोऽपि लीलया ॥ १९ ॥

kṛtvā tāvantam ātmānaṁ
yāvatīr gopa-yoṣitaḥ
reme sa bhagavāṁs 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 as 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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