CC Ādi 4.174
Adi-līlā, Chapter 4, Text 174
আত্ম–সুখ–দুঃখে গোপীর নাহিক বিচার ।
কৃষ্ণসুখহেতু চেষ্টা মনোব্যবহার ॥ ১৭৪ ॥
কৃষ্ণসুখহেতু চেষ্টা মনোব্যবহার ॥ ১৭৪ ॥
ātma-sukha-duḥkhe gopīra nāhika vicāra
kṛṣṇa-sukha-hetu ceṣṭā mano-vyavahāra
kṛṣṇa-sukha-hetu ceṣṭā mano-vyavahāra
Word by word
ātma-sukha-duḥkhe — in personal happiness or distress; gopīra — of the gopīs; nāhika — not; vicāra — consideration; kṛṣṇa-sukha-hetu — for the purpose of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s happiness; ceṣṭā — activity; manaḥ — of the mind; vyavahāra — the business.
Translation
The gopīs do not care for their own pleasures or pains. All their physical and mental activities are directed toward offering enjoyment to Lord Kṛṣṇa.