Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.188
Joy Increases Without Seeking Personal Enjoyment
“The gopīs have no inclination for their own enjoyment, and yet their joy increases. That is indeed a contradiction.”
What the purport teaches
- The gopīs have no inclination for their own enjoyment.
- Yet their joy continues to increase.
- The verse presents this increase of joy without seeking enjoyment as a contradiction.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly, noticing both the absence of personal desire and the increase of joy.
Ask yourself
How does this verse challenge my assumption that joy must be sought for myself?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.