sri-bhagavan uvaca

bhavatyo yadi me dasyo

 mayoktam va karisyatha

atragatya sva-vasamsi

 praticchata suci-smitah

no cen naham pradasye kim

 kruddho raja karisyati

 

Translation: 

 

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: If you girls are actually My maidservants, and if you will really do what I say, then come here with your innocent smiles and let each girl pick out her clothes. If you don’t do what I say, I won’t give them back to you. And even if the king becomes angry, what can he do?

 

Purport: 

 

Srila Prabhupada comments, “When the gopis saw that Krsna was strong and determined, they had no alternative but to abide by His order.”