Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 16.3
Both Goddesses Worship Lord Caitanya
“Long live Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His kaiśora age! Both the goddess of fortune and the goddess of learning worshiped Him. The goddess of learning, Sarasvatī, worshiped Him in His victory over the scholar who had conquered all the world, and the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmīdevī, worshiped Him at home. Since He is therefore the husband or Lord of both goddesses, I offer my obeisances unto Him.”
What the purport teaches
- The verse celebrates Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His kaiśora age. Both the goddess of fortune and the goddess of learning worshiped Him.
- Sarasvatī worshiped Him in His victory over the scholar who had conquered all the world. Lakṣmīdevī worshiped Him at home.
- He is the husband or Lord of both goddesses. The author therefore offers obeisances unto Him.
Try this today
Offer obeisances to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, remembering that both goddesses worshiped Him.
Ask yourself
How does the worship offered by both goddesses deepen my reverence for Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.