sahÄyÄ guravaḥ Å›iá¹£yÄ
bhujiá¹£yÄ bÄndhavÄḥ striyaḥ
satyaá¹ vadÄmi te pÄrtha
gopyaḥ kiṠme bhavanti na

 sahÄyÄḥ - helpers; guravaḥ - teachers; Å›iá¹£yÄḥ - students; bhujiá¹£yÄḥ - servants; bÄndhavÄḥ - friends; striyaḥ - wives; satyam - truthfully; vadÄmi - I say; te - unto you; pÄrtha - O Arjuna; gopyaḥ - the gopÄ«s; kim - what; me - for Me; bhavanti - are; na - not.


Text

“O PÄrtha, I speak to you the truth. The gopÄ«s are My helpers, teachers, disciples, servants, friends and consorts. I do not know what they are not to Me.â€

Purport

This verse was spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the GopÄ«-premÄmá¹›ta.