ká¹›tvÄ tÄvantam ÄtmÄnaá¹
yÄvatÄ«r gopa-yoá¹£itaḥ
reme sa bhagavÄá¹s tÄbhir
ÄtmÄrÄmo 'pi lÄ«layÄ

 ká¹›tvÄ - making; tÄvantam - expanded that many times; ÄtmÄnam - Himself; yÄvatīḥ - as many as; gopa-yoá¹£itaḥ - cowherd women; reme - enjoyed; saḥ - He; bhagavÄn - the Supreme Lord; tÄbhiḥ - with them; Ätma-ÄrÄmaḥ - self-satisfied; api - although; lÄ«layÄ - as a pastime.


Text

Expanding Himself as many times as there were cowherd women to associate with, the Supreme Lord, though self-satisfied, playfully enjoyed their company.

Purport

As ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ« points out, it has already been explained that Lord Kṛṣṇa is eternally free from all material desire, perfect on the platform of spiritual self-satisfaction.