CC Madhya 14.121
TEXT 121
- nānā-puṣpodyāne tathā khele rātri-dine
- lakṣmīdevīre saṅge nāhi laya ki kāraṇe?
SYNONYMS
nānā-puṣpa-udyāne—in the various flower gardens; tathā—there; khele—He plays; rātri-dine—both day and night; lakṣmī-devīre—Lakṣmīdevī, the goddess of fortune; saṅge—with Him; nāhi—does not; laya—take; ki kāraṇe—what is the reason.
TRANSLATION
“The Lord enjoys His pastimes day and night in various flower gardens there. But why does He not take Lakṣmīdevī, the goddess of fortune, with Him?”