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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 4.187
gopīkā-darśane krishnera ye ānanda haya
tāhā haite koti-guna gopī āsvādaya
SYNONYMS
gopikā-darśane — in seeing the gopīs; krishnera — of Lord Krishna; ye — whatever; ānanda — joy; haya — there is; tāhā haite — than that; koti-guna — ten million times more; gopī — the gopīs; āsvādaya — taste.
TRANSLATION
The gopīs taste a pleasure ten million times greater than the pleasure Lord Krishna derives from seeing them.
PURPORT
The wonderful characteristics of the gopīs are beyond imagination. They have no desire for personal satisfaction, yet when Krishna is happy by seeing them, that happiness of Krishna makes the gopīs a million times more happy than Krishna Himself.
Copyright © r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness