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gopika-darsane krsnera ye ananda haya

taha haite koti-guna gopi asvadaya

SYNONYMS

gopika-darsane—in seeing the gopis; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; ye—whatever; ananda—joy; haya—there is; taha haite—than that; koti-guna—ten million times more; gopi—the gopis; asvadaya—taste.

The gopis taste a pleasure ten million times greater than the pleasure Lord Krsna derives from seeing them.

PURPORT

The wonderful characteristics of the gopis are beyond imagination.

They have no desire for personal satisfaction, yet when Krsna is happy by seeing them, that happiness of Krsna makes the gopis a million times more happy than Krsna Himself.