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"name":"Cc. Ādi 4.188", "h1":"Cc. Ādi 4.188", "label":"Text 188", "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 4.188", "description":"The gopīs have no inclination for their own enjoyment, and yet their joy increases. That is indeed a contradiction."
} —
tāṅ sabāra nāhi nija-sukha-anurodha
tathāpi bāḍhaye sukha, paḍila virodha
tāṅ sabāra—of all of them; nāhi—not; nija-sukha—for their own happiness; anurodha—entreaty; tathāpi—still; bāḍhaye—increases; sukha—happiness; paḍila—happened; virodha—contradiction.
The gopīs have no inclination for their own enjoyment, and yet their joy increases. That is indeed a contradiction.