H.G. Gauranga Prabhu_ŚB-10.23.31_31.08.2022

ŚB 10.23.31 श्रीभगवानुवाच पतयो नाभ्यसूयेरन् पितृभ्रातृसुतादय: । लोकाश्च वो मयोपेता देवा अप्यनुमन्वते ॥ ३१ ॥ śrī-bhagavān uvāca patayo nābhyasūyeran pitṛ-bhrātṛ-sutādayaḥ lokāś ca vo mayopetā devā apy anumanvate Synonyms śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; patayaḥ — your husbands; na abhyasūyeran — will not feel inimical; pitṛ-bhrātṛ-suta-ādayaḥ — your fathers, brothers, sons and others; lokāḥ — the general populace; ca — also; vaḥ — toward you; mayā — by Me; upetāḥ — advised; devāḥ — the demigods; api — even; anumanvate — regard favorably. Translation The Supreme Personality of Godhead replied: Rest assured that your husbands will not be inimical toward you, nor will your fathers, brothers, sons, other relatives or the general populace. I will personally advise them of the situation. Indeed, even the demigods will express their approval. ŚB 10.23.32 न प्रीतयेऽनुरागाय ह्यङ्गसङ्गो नृणामिह । तन्मनो मयि युञ्जाना अचिरान्मामवाप्स्यथ ॥ ३२ ॥ na prītaye ’nurāgāya hy aṅga-saṅgo nṛṇām iha tan mano mayi yuñjānā acirān mām avāpsyatha Synonyms na — not; prītaye — for satisfaction; anurāgāya — for loving attraction; hi — certainly; aṅga-saṅgaḥ — physical association; nṛṇām — for people; iha — in this world; tat — therefore; manaḥ — your minds; mayi — upon Me; yuñjānāḥ — fixing; acirāt — very quickly; mām — Me; avāpsyatha — you will achieve. Translation For you to remain in My bodily association would certainly not please people in this world, nor would it be the best way for you to increase your love for Me. Rather, you should fix your minds on Me, and very soon you will achieve Me. Purport The Lord pointed out that people in general would not appreciate a loving affair between Lord Kṛṣṇa, who superficially was appearing as a cowherd boy, and the wives from the brāhmaṇa community. Also, the brāhmaṇa ladies’ own devotion and love would increase most efficiently in separation. In other words, it would be best all around if they continued to fix their minds on Lord Kṛṣṇa and thus went on with the process they had been practicing throughout their lives. The Lord and His bona fide representative, the spiritual master, expertly engage the Lord’s devotees in different types of service so that all of them can quickly return to His lotus feet. #iskconvrindavan #iskcon #bhagvatam #vrindavan #srilaprabhupada