CC Madhya 9.136
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 136
- lakṣmī cāhe sei dehe kṛṣṇera saṅgama
- gopikā-anugā hañā nā kaila bhajana
SYNONYMS
lakṣmī—the goddess of fortune; cāhe—wants; sei—that; dehe—in the body; kṛṣṇera saṅgama—the association of Kṛṣṇa; gopikā—of the gopīs; anugā—follower; hañā—becoming; nā—did not; kaila—perform; bhajana—worship.
TRANSLATION
“The goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī, wanted to enjoy Kṛṣṇa and at the same time retain her spiritual body in the form of Lakṣmī. However, she did not follow in the footsteps of the gopīs in her worship of Kṛṣṇa.