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স্বয়ংরূপ কৃষ্ণের কায়ব্যূহ—তাঁর সম ।
ভ্ক্ত সহিতে হয় তাঁহার আবরণ ॥ ৮১ ॥
svayaṁ-rūpa kṛṣṇera kāya-vyūha — tāṅra sama
bhakta sahite haya tāṅhāra āvaraṇa

Synonyms

svayam-rūpaHis own original form (two-handed Kṛṣṇa); kṛṣṇeraof Lord Kṛṣṇa; kāya-vyūhapersonal expansions; tāṅrawith Him; samaequal; bhaktathe devotees; sahiteassociated with; hayaare; tāṅhāraHis; āvaraṇacovering.

Translation

The personal associates of the primeval Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, are His devotees, who are identical with Him. He is complete with His entourage of devotees.

Purport

Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His various personal expansions are nondifferent in potential power. These expansions are associated with further, secondary expansions, or servitor expansions, who are called devotees.