CC Antya 10.88

Antya-līlā, Chapter 10, Text 88

গোবিন্দ কহে, — ‘করিতে চাহি পাদ-সম্বাহন’ ।
প্রভু কহে, — ‘কর বা না কর, যেই লয় তোমার মন’ ॥ ৮৮ ॥

govinda kahe, — ‘karite cāhi pāda-samvāhana’
prabhu kahe, — ‘kara vā nā kara, yei laya tomāra mana’

Word by word

govinda kahe — Govinda said; karite — to do; cāhi — I want; pāda-samvāhana — massaging Your legs; prabhu kahe — the Lord replied; kara — do; vā — or; nā kara — do not do; yei — whatever; laya tomāra mana — you decide.

Translation

Govinda repeatedly requested, “I want to massage Your legs.”

Purport

But the Lord said, “Do it or don’t do it. It depends upon your mind.”