9.135

gopa-jati krsna, gopi--preyasi tanhara

devi va anya stri krsna na kare angikara

SYNONYMS

gopa-jati—belonging to the cowherd community; krsna—Lord Krsna; gopi—the damsels of Vrajabhumi, the gopis; preyasi—dearmost; tanhara—His; devi—the wives of the demigods; va—or; anya—other; stri—women; krsna—Lord Krsna; na—does not; kare—do; angikara—acceptance "Lord Krsna belongs to the cowherd community, and the gopis are the dearmost lovers of Krsna.

Although the wives of the denizens of the heavenly planets are most opulent within the material world, neither they nor any other women in the material universe can acquire Krsna’s association.