gopīnāḿ paramānanda
āsīd govinda-darśane
kṣaṇaḿ yuga-śatam iva
yāsāḿ yena vinābhavat
gopinam -- for the young cowherd girls; parama-anandah -- the greatest happiness; asit -- arose; govinda-darsane -- in seeing Govinda; kshanam -- a moment; yuga-satam -- a hundred millenniums; iva -- just as; yasam -- for whom; yena -- whom (Krishna); vina -- without; abhavat -- became.
The young gopis took the greatest pleasure in seeing Govinda come home, since for them even a moment without His association seemed like a hundred ages.
After saving the cowherd boys from the blazing forest fire, Krishna saved the cowherd girls from the blazing fire of separation from Him. The gopis, headed by Srimati Radharani, have the greatest love for Krishna, and even a single moment's separation from Him seems like millions of years to them. The gopis are the greatest devotees of God, and their specific pastimes with Krishna will be described later in this work.
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada to the Tenth Canto, Nineteenth Chapter of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, entitled "Swallowing the Forest Fire."
