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govinda kahe,--’karite cahi pada-samvahana’

prabhu kahe,--’kara va na kara, yei laya tomara mana’

SYNONYMS

govinda kahe—Govinda said; karite—to do; cahi—I want; pada-samvahana—massaging Your legs; prabhu kahe—the Lord replied; kara—do; va—or; na kara—do not do; yei—whatever; laya tomara mana—you decide.

Govinda repeatedly requested, “I want to massage Your legs,” but the Lord said, “Do it or don’t do it.

It depends upon your mind.”