224 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8
premaiva gopa-ramanam
kama ity agamat pratham
ity uddhavadayo ‘py etam
vafichanti bhagavat-priyah
SYNONYMS
prema—iove of Godhead; eva—certainly; gopa-ramanam—of all the gopis;
kamah—lust; iti—thus; agamat—became current; pratham—the process; iti—
thus; uddhava-ddayah—all devotees, headed by Uddhava; api—certainly;
etam—this type of behavior; vafichanti—desire; bhagavat-priyah—those who are
very, very dear to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
“The dealings of the gopis with Krsna are on the platform of pure love of
Godhead. However, they are sometimes considered to be lusty. But because
such dealings are completely spiritual, all the dearmost devotees of the Lord
like Uddhava and others also desire to participate in them.
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Bhakti-rasdmrta-sindhu (1.2.285).
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nijendriya-sukha-hetu kamera tatparya
krsna-sukha-tatparya gopi-bhava-varya
SYNONYMS
nija-indriya—of one’s own senses; sukha—of the happiness; hetu—for the
reason; kamera—of lusty desire; tatparya—intention; krsna—of Krsna; sukha—
the happiness; tatparya—intention; gopi-bhava-varya—the foremost mood of
the gopis.
TRANSLATION
“Lusty desires are experienced when one is concerned with his own per-
sonal sense gratification. The mood of the gopis is not like that. Their only
desire is to satisfy the senses of Krsna.
