केवलेन हि भावेन गोप्यो गावो नगा मृगा: । येऽन्ये मूढधियो नागा: सिद्धा मामीयुरञ्जसा ॥ ८ ॥
kevalena hi bhāvena gopyo gāvo nagā mṛgāḥ ye ’nye mūḍha-dhiyo nāgāḥ siddhā mām īyur añjasā
- kevalena
- by unalloyed
- hi
- indeed
- bhāvena
- by love
- gopyaḥ
- the gopīs
- gāvaḥ
- the Vṛndāvana cows
- nagāḥ
- the unmoving creatures of Vṛndāvana such as the twin arjuna trees
- mṛgāḥ
- other animals
- ye
- those
- anye
- others
- mūḍha-dhiyaḥ
- with stunted intelligence
- nāgāḥ
- Vṛndāvana snakes such as Kāliya
- siddhāḥ
- achieving the perfection of life
- mām
- to Me
- īyuḥ
- they went
- añjasā
- quite easily
The inhabitants of Vṛndāvana, including the gopīs, cows, unmoving creatures such as the twin arjuna trees, animals, living entities with stunted consciousness such as bushes and thickets, and snakes such as Kāliya, all achieved the perfection of life by unalloyed love for Me and thus very easily achieved Me.