CC Madhya 8.218 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Madhya-līlā 8.217 - Madhya-līlā 8.219

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

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.

Madhya-līlā 8.217 - Madhya-līlā 8.219