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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."

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Cc. Ādi 4.188

Text

tāṅ sabāra nāhi nija-sukha-anurodha
tathāpi bāḍhaye sukha, paḍila virodha

Synonyms

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.

Translation

The gopīs have no inclination for their own enjoyment, and yet their joy increases. That is indeed a contradiction.