Text 141] The Lord’s Dancing at Ratha-yatra 185
TEXT 141
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nahe gopi yogesvara, pada-kamala tomara,
dhyana kari’ paibe santosa
tomara vak ya-paripati, tara madhye kutinati,
Suni’ gopira aro badhe rosa
SYNONYMS
nahe—not; gopi—gopis; yogesvara—masters of mystic yoga practice; pada-
kamala tomdara—Yout lotus feet; dhyana kari’—by meditation; paibe santosa—we
get satisfaction; tomara—Your; vakya—words; paripati—very kindly composed;
tara madhye—within that; kutinati—duplicity; suni’—hearing; gopira—of the
gopis; aro—more and more; badhe—increases; rosa—anger.
TRANSLATION
“The gopis are not like the mystic yogis. They will never be satisfied
simply by meditating on Your lotus feet and imitating the so-called yogis.
Teaching the gopis about meditation is another kind of duplicity. When they
are instructed to undergo mystic yoga practice, they are not at all satisfied. On
the contrary, they become more angry with You.’ ””
PURPORT
Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati has stated (Caitanya-candramrta 5):
kaivalyam narakayate tridasa-ptur akasa-puspayate
durdantendriya-kala-sarpa-patali protkhata-damstrayate
visvarh pirna-sukhayate vidhi-mahendradis ca kitayate
yat kdrunya-kataksa-vaibhava-vatam tan gauram eva stumah
For a pure devotee who has realized Krsna consciousness through Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu, the monistic philosophy by which one becomes one with the
Supreme appears hellish. The mystic yoga practice by which the mind is con-
trolled and the senses subjugated also appears ludicrous to a pure devotee. The
devotee’s mind and senses are already engaged in the transcendental service of
