sarvÄtma-bhÄvo 'dhiká¹›to
bhavatÄ«nÄm adhoká¹£aje
viraheṇa mahÄ-bhÄgÄ
mahÄn me 'nugrahaḥ ká¹›taḥ
sarva-Ätma - wholehearted; bhÄvaḥ - love; adhiká¹›taḥ - claimed by right; bhavatÄ«nÄm - by you; adhoká¹£aje - for the transcendental Lord; viraheṇa - through this mood of separation; mahÄ-bhÄgÄḥ - O most glorious ones; mahÄn - great; me - to me; anugrahaḥ - mercy; ká¹›taḥ - done.
You have rightfully claimed the privilege of unalloyed love for the transcendental Lord, O most glorious gopīs. Indeed, by exhibiting your love for Kṛṣṇa in separation from Him, you have shown me great mercy.
The gopÄ«s showed not only Uddhava but the whole world the joy of love of Godhead, and thus they bestowed their mercy on everyone. According to ÅšrÄ«la JÄ«va GosvÄmÄ«, because their loving devotion was executed in an appropriate way, their love brought the Supreme Lord under their control. Still, to show the intensity of their love, He apparently left them. But now He again manifested Himself among them, becoming spiritually present through their intense devotion.
