nijÄá¹…gam api yÄ gopyo
mameti samupÄsate
tÄbhyaḥ paraá¹ na me pÄrtha
nigÅ«á¸ha-prema-bhÄjanam

 nija-aá¹…gam - own body; api - although; yÄḥ - who; gopyaḥ - the gopÄ«s; mama - Mine; iti - thus thinking; samupÄsate - engage in decorating; tÄbhyaḥ - than them; param - greater; na - not; me - for Me; pÄrtha - O Arjuna; nigÅ«á¸ha-prema - of deep love; bhÄjanam - receptacles.


Text

“O Arjuna, there are no greater receptacles of deep love for Me than the gopÄ«s, who cleanse and decorate their bodies because they consider them Mine.â€

Purport

This verse is spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Ä€di PurÄṇa.