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sakhya-bhavakranta-citta, gopa-avatara

svarupa-gosani-saha sakhya-vyavahara

SYNONYMS

sakhya-bhava—by fraternal love; akranta—overwhelmed; citta—heart; gopa-avatara—an incarnation of one of the cowherd boys; svarupa-gosani-saha—with Svarupa Damodara; sakhya-vyavahara—dealings just like those of a friend.

He was fully absorbed in thoughts of fraternal relationships with God.

He was an incarnation of a cowherd boy, and thus his dealings with Svarupa Damodara Gosvami were very friendly.