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.