186 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 13

the Lord. In this way the poisonous effects of sense activities are removed. If one's
mind is always engaged in the service of the Lord, there is no possibility that one
will think, feel or act materially. Similarly, the fruitive workers’ attempt to attain
heavenly planets is nothing more than phantasmagoria for the devotee. After all,
the heavenly planets are material, and in due course of time they will all be dis-
solved. Devotees do not care for such temporary things. They engage in transcen-
dental devotional activities because they desire elevation to the spiritual world,
where they can live eternally and peacefully and with full knowledge of Krsna. In
Vrndavana, the gopis, cowherd boys and even the calves, cows, trees and water
are fully conscious of Krsna. They are never satisfied with anything but Krsna.

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deha-smrti nahi yara, samsara-kapa kahan tara,
taha haite na cdahe uddhara
viraha-samudra-jale, kama-timingile gile,

gopi-gane neha’ tara para

SYNONYMS

deha-smrti—bodily concept of life; nahi—not; ydra—one whose; samsdra-
kdpa—blind well of material life; kahan—where is; tara—his; taha haite—from
that; na—does not; cahe —want; uddhdra—liberation; viraha-samudra-jale—in
the water of the ocean of separation; kama-timingile—the transcendental Cupid
in the form of timingila fish; gile—swallow; gopi-gane—the gopis; neha’—please
take out; tara para—beyond that.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued: ‘‘ ‘The gopis are fallen in the great
ocean of separation, and they are being devoured by the timingila fish, which
represent their ambition to serve You. The gopis are to be delivered from the
mouths of these timingila fish, for they are pure devotees. Since they have no
material conception of life, why should they aspire for liberation? The gopis
do not want that liberation desired by yogis and jiianis, for they are already
liberated from the ocean of material existence.
