Ādi-līlāChapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 4.174

ātma-sukha-duḥkhe gopīra nāhika vicāra

kṛṣṇa-sukha-hetu ceṣṭā mano-vyavahāra

SYNONYMS

ātma-sukha-duḥkhein personal happiness or distress; gopīra — of the gopīs; nāhika — not; vicāra — consideration; kṛṣṇa-sukha-hetu — for the purpose of Lord Kṛṣṇa's happiness; ceṣṭā — activity; manaḥ — of the mind; vyavahāra — the business.

TRANSLATION

The gopīs do not care for their own pleasures or pains. All their physical and mental activities are directed toward offering enjoyment to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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