Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 4.189

e virodhera eka mātra dekhi samādhāna

gopikāra sukha krishna-sukhe paryavasāna

SYNONYMS

e — this; virodhera — of the contradiction; eka — one; mātra — only; dekhi — I see; samādhāna — solution; gopikāra — of the gopīs; sukha — the happiness; krishna-sukhe — in the happiness of Lord Krishna; paryavasāna — the conclusion.

TRANSLATION

For this contradiction I see only one solution: the joy of the gopīs lies in the joy of their beloved Krishna.

PURPORT

The situation of the gopīs is perplexing, for although they did not want personal happiness, it was imposed upon them. The solution to this perplexity is that Śrī Krishna's sense of happiness is limited by the happiness of the gopīs. Devotees at Vrindāvana therefore try to serve the gopīs, namely Rādhārānī and Her associates. If one gains the favor of the gopīs, he easily gains the favor of Krishna because on the recommendation of the gopīs Krishna at once accepts the service of a devotee. Lord Caitanya, therefore, wanted to please the gopīs instead of Krishna. But His contemporaries misunderstood Him, and for this reason Lord Caitanya renounced the order of householder life and became a sannyāsī.

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