CC Madhya 8.218
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 218
- nijendriya-sukha-vāñchā nāhi gopikāra
- kṛṣṇe sukha dite kare saṅgama-vihāra
SYNONYMS
nija-indriya-sukha—for personal sense gratification; vāñchā—the desire; nāhi—there is not; gopikāra—of the gopīs; kṛṣṇe—unto Kṛṣṇa; sukha—happiness; dite—to give; kare—do; saṅgama-vihāra—mingling and enjoying with Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
“Among the gopīs, there is not a pinch of desire for sense gratification. Their only desire is to give pleasure to Kṛṣṇa, and this is why they mingle with Him and enjoy with Him.