Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.83.1
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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gopīnām
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of the cowherd women
Genitive plural of gopī. The verse names Kṛṣṇa as the gopīnāṁ guruḥ — the guru of the gopīs — placing the supreme mādhurya-bhaktas at the head of the sentence even when the scene shifts to Hastināpura. For Gauḍīyas this is no incidental adjective: the gopīs' bhāva remains Kṛṣṇa's own most-honored possession everywhere He goes.
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guruḥ
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spiritual master
Bhagavān is Himself the guru of the gopīs, not a teacher they sought. Gauḍīya theology reads this as caitya-guru — the Lord within — manifesting outwardly. The same Kṛṣṇa who plays as their beloved is also the inner teacher whose mercy enabled their love.
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gatiḥ
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goal, destination
Gati is the resting-point at which a soul stops travelling. Pairing guruḥ with gatiḥ frames the gopīs' relationship in one breath — He is both the path and the place arrived at, a Gauḍīya formula echoed throughout the Bhāgavatam.
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anugṛhya
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having shown favor
From anu + √grah — to take hold of with mercy. The participle implies the act is complete before the next sentence begins: Kṛṣṇa first finishes the mercy upon the gopīs, then turns to the kṣatriyas. The verse refuses to let the reader skip past Vraja-rasa on the way to Kuru politics.
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su - hṛdaḥ
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well-wishing relatives
Compound suhṛt (good-hearted) — one who wishes well without expecting return. Kṛṣṇa is called suhṛt sarva-bhūtānām in the Gītā; here the same word is reflected back from His own kinsmen, marking the reciprocal warmth that makes Dvārakā-Hastināpura one extended family of the Lord.
The words gurur gatiḥ have been translated here in their usual sense: “spiritual master and goal.” Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, however, points out an additional meaning: While Lord Kṛṣṇa is the goal for all sādhus in general, for the gopīs specifically He is that goal which is guru, “predominant,” in the sense of completely eclipsing the significance of all other possible goals.
In the eighty third chapter Krsna is praised by his friends. On inquiry from Draupadi the queens of Krsna describe how he married them. Just as Krsna satisfied the gopis, so (tatha) Krsna, he was merciful to the others . He inquired from Yudhisthira and all his other friends concerning their welfare or auspciousness. He is the goal of all devotees, but he is the greatest object of love for the gopis (guru gatih).
Having summarized the conversation of the gopīs with Kṛṣṇa on their first day of meeting, other dealings on other days are understood. He made them understand that just as he was the guru he was their attainment. This was the essence of his instructions. Secondarily his conversations with Yudhiṣṭhira and others are praised. He gave the gopīs mercy according to their prayer (tathā) because he alone was their instructor and the goal whom they eternally possessed (gatiḥ). After that (atha) he inquired from Yudhiṣṭhira since their fate until that time had been unclear. It is understood that previous to this he had not asked them, what to speak of other persons. This description is given to show that Kṛṣṇa valued the gopīs most of all. He inquired about Yudhiṣṭhira’s health free of injury (avyayam).
By speaking or in that way (tathā), the Lord showed mercy to the gopīs because he was their instructor (guru) and their goal, the means and object of attainment. After that (atha), since he should give the gopīs mercy first since they were the best, with special prema, he met with Yudhiṣṭhira. He is mentioned first since he was dearest, as the king, and the best among friends.
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Kṛṣṇa, having finished consoling the gopīs of Vraja with the rasa He alone can give, now turns to His Hastināpura kinsmen with the same attentiveness — like a master cook who, having served the inner family the deepest dish, comes to the outer guests and asks if their plates are filled. The Lord's mercy has no leftover quality; the same Bhagavān who is gopīnāṁ guruḥ for the milkmaids is the courteous well-wisher inquiring after Yudhiṣṭhira.
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