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A Question About the Lord’s Companionship

“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?”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 14.121, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord enjoys His pastimes day and night there.
  • These pastimes take place in various flower gardens.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks why He does not take Lakṣmīdevī, the goddess of fortune, with Him.

Try this today

Write down the question about Lakṣmīdevī, leaving it open rather than supplying an answer not given here.

Ask yourself

What curiosity does this unanswered question awaken in you?

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.

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