ŚB 10.69.29
Devanagari
हसन्तं हासकथया कदाचित् प्रियया गृहे ।
क्वापि धर्मं सेवमानमर्थकामौ च कुत्रचित् ॥ २९ ॥
क्वापि धर्मं सेवमानमर्थकामौ च कुत्रचित् ॥ २९ ॥
Verse text
hasantaṁ hāsa-kathayā
kadācit priyayā gṛhe
kvāpi dharmaṁ sevamānam
artha-kāmau ca kutracit
kadācit priyayā gṛhe
kvāpi dharmaṁ sevamānam
artha-kāmau ca kutracit
Synonyms
Translation
Somewhere Lord Kṛṣṇa was found enjoying the company of a particular wife by exchanging joking words with her. Somewhere else He was found engaged, along with His wife, in religious ritualistic functions. Somewhere Kṛṣṇa was found engaged in matters of economic development, and somewhere else He was found enjoying family life according to the regulative principles of the śāstras.
Purport
This translation is based on Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Kṛṣṇa.
Joking conversations take place during the nighttime, whereas religious rituals, economic development and family enjoyment occur during both the day and the night.