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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.189
এ বিরোধের এক মাত্র দেখি সমাধান ।
গোপিকার সুখ কৃষ্ণসুখে পর্যবসান ॥ ১৮৯ ॥
e virodhera eka mātra dekhi samādhāna
gopikāra sukha kṛṣṇa-sukhe paryavasāna
For this contradiction I see only one solution: the joy of the gopīs lies in the joy of their beloved Kṛṣṇa.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The gopīs do not want personal happiness, yet happiness comes upon them. Their joy lies in the joy of their beloved Kṛṣṇa.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s happiness is limited by the happiness of the gopīs. Devotees at Vṛndāvana therefore try to serve Rādhārāṇī and Her associates.
By the gopīs’ recommendation, Kṛṣṇa at once accepts a devotee’s service. Lord Caitanya wanted to please the gopīs, but His contemporaries misunderstood Him, and He became a sannyāsī.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.
The mood of Ādi 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Lord Caitanya appeared in order to fulfill these confidential desires, and also to preach the special significance of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare and to answer the call of Advaita Prabhu. These were secondary reasons.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “gopīs”, “vṛndāvana”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”, “serve”
Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose
The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rādhārāṇī”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the gopīs’ recommendation teach me about the value of their favor?
Write one sentence explaining why devotees seek to serve Rādhārāṇī and Her associates.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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