etah -- these women; param -- alone; tanu -- their bodies; bhritah -- maintain successfully; bhuvi -- on the earth; gopa-vadhvah -- the young cowherd women; govinde -- for Lord Krishna; eva -- exclusively; nikhila -- of all; atmani -- the Soul; rudha -- perfected; bhavah -- ecstatic loving attraction; vanchanti -- they desire; yat -- which; bhava -- material existence; bhiyah -- those who are afraid of; munayah -- sages; vayam -- we; ca -- also; kim -- what use; brahma -- as a brahmana or as Lord Brahma; janmabhih -- with births; ananta -- of the unlimited Lord; katha -- for the topics; rasasya -- for one who has a taste.

[Uddhava sang:] Among all persons on earth, these cowherd women alone have actually perfected their embodied lives, for they have achieved the perfection of unalloyed love for Lord Govinda. Their pure love is hankered after by those who fear material existence, by great sages, and by ourselves as well. For one who has tasted the narrations of the infinite Lord, what is the use of taking birth as a high-class brahmana, or even as Lord Brahma himself?