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isvarera sakti haya e-tina prakara

eka laksmi-gana, pure mahisi-gana ara

vraje gopi-gana ara sabhate pradhana

vrajendra-nandana ya’te svayam bhagavan

SYNONYMS

isvarera—of the Supreme Lord; sakti—energy; haya—is; e-tina—these three; prakara—kinds; eka—one; laksmi-gana—the goddesses of fortune in Vaikuntha; pure—in Dvaraka; mahisi-gana—the queens; ara—and; vraje—in Vrndavana; gopi-gana—the gopis; ara—and; sabhate—among all of them; pradhana—the chief; vraja-indra-nandana—Krsna, the son of the King of Vraja; ya’te—because; svayam—Himself; bhagavan—the primeval Lord.

The energies (consorts) of the Supreme Lord are of three kinds: the Laksmis in Vaikuntha, the queens in Dvaraka and the gopis in Vrndavana.

The gopis are the best of all, for they have the privilege of serving Sri Krsna, the primeval Lord, the son of the King of Vraja.