sahāyā guravaḥ śiṣyā
bhujiṣyā bāndhavāḥ striyaḥ
satyaṁ vadāmi te pārtha
gopyaḥ kiṁ me bhavanti na

 sahāyāḥ - helpers; guravaḥ - teachers; śiṣyāḥ - students; bhujiṣyāḥ - servants; bāndhavāḥ - friends; striyaḥ - wives; satyam - truthfully; vadāmi - I say; te - unto you; pārtha - O Arjuna; gopyaḥ - the gopīs; kim - what; me - for Me; bhavanti - are; na - not.


Text

“O Pārtha, I speak to you the truth. The gopīs are My helpers, teachers, disciples, servants, friends and consorts. I do not know what they are not to Me.”

Purport

This verse was spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Gopī-premāmṛta.