Å›rÄ«-bhagavÄn uvÄca
bhavatyo yadi me dÄsyo
mayoktaá¹ vÄ kariá¹£yatha
atrÄgatya sva-vÄsÄá¹si
pratÄ«cchata Å›uci-smitÄḥ
no cen nÄhaá¹ pradÄsye kiá¹
kruddho rÄjÄ kariá¹£yati
Å›rÄ«-bhagavÄn uvÄca - the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; bhavatyaḥ - you; yadi - if; me - My; dÄsyaḥ - servants; mayÄ - by Me; uktam - what has been spoken; vÄ - or; kariá¹£yatha - you will do; atra - here; Ägatya - coming; sva-vÄsÄá¹si - your own garments; pratÄ«cchata - pick out; Å›uci - fresh; smitÄḥ - whose smiles; na u - not; cet - if; na - not; aham - I; pradÄsye - will give; kim - what; kruddhaḥ - angry; rÄjÄ - the king; kariá¹£yati - will be able to do.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: If you girls are actually My maidservants, and if you will really do what I say, then come here with your innocent smiles and let each girl pick out her clothes. If you don’t do what I say, I won’t give them back to you. And even if the king becomes angry, what can he do?
ÅšrÄ«la PrabhupÄda comments, “When the gopÄ«s saw that Kṛṣṇa was strong and determined, they had no alternative but to abide by His order.â€
