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CC Madhya 20.177

স্বয়ংরূপের গোপবেশ, গোপ-অভিমান ।
বাসুদেবের ক্ষত্রিয়-বেশ, ‘আমি — ক্ষত্রিয়’-জ্ঞান ॥ ১৭৭ ॥
svayaṁ-rūpera gopa-veśa, gopa-abhimāna
vāsudevera kṣatriya-veśa, ‘āmi — kṣatriya’-jñāna

Synonyms

svayam-rūperaof the original form; gopa-veśathe dress of a cowherd boy; gopa-abhimānathinking Himself a cowherd boy; vāsudeveraof Vāsudeva, the son of Vasudeva and Devakī; kṣatriya-veśathe dress is like that of a kṣatriya; āmiI; kṣatriyaa kṣatriya; jñānaknowledge.

Translation

“In His original form, the Lord dresses like a cowherd boy and thinks Himself one. When He appears as Vāsudeva, the son of Vasudeva and Devakī, His dress and consciousness are those of a kṣatriya, a warrior.