Performing loving service to Gāndhārva (Rādhā) and Giridhārī (Kṛṣṇa), the gopīs — whose devotion transcends both worldly customs and Vedic injunctions — exist in thousands.
premṇā dāsyaṃ prakurvantyo gāndharvāgiridhāriṇoḥ |
lokavedātītaniṣṭhā gopyaḥ santi sahasraśaḥ ||
premṇā — with love
dāsyam — servitude, service
prakurvantyaḥ — performing, doing
gāndharva — of Gāndhārva (Rādhā)
giridhāriṇoḥ — and of Giridhārī (Kṛṣṇa, the lifter of Govardhana)
lokavedātītaniṣṭhāḥ — whose devotion transcends both worldly customs and Vedic injunctions
gopyaḥ — the gopīs (cowherd women)
santi — are
sahasraśaḥ — by thousands
premṇā, gāndharvāgiridhāriṇoḥ, dāsyaṃ prakurvantyaḥ, lokavedātītaniṣṭhāḥ, gopyaḥ, sahasraśaḥ santi
- premṇā — with love
- gāndharvāgiridhāriṇoḥ — to Gāndhārva (Rādhā) and Giridhārī (Kṛṣṇa)
- dāsyaṃ prakurvantyaḥ — performing service
- lokavedātītaniṣṭhāḥ — whose devotion transcends both worldly customs and Vedic injunctions
- gopyaḥ — the gopīs
- sahasraśaḥ santi — exist in thousands
- The gopīs are described as lokavedātītaniṣṭhāḥ — their devotion goes beyond both social norms (loka) and scriptural rules (veda), indicating a spontaneous, unregulated love (rāgānugā bhakti).
- Rādhā is called Gāndhārva (referring to her unparalleled singing or her gandharva-like divine beauty), and Kṛṣṇa is Giridhārī (the lifter of Govardhana hill).
- Their service is performed premṇā (with love), not duty or fear — the highest motivation in Vaiṣṇava tradition.
