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The Goddess of Fortune’s Splendid Procession

“While Svarūpa Dāmodara and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu were talking, the procession of the goddess of fortune came by. She was riding upon a golden palanquin carried by four men and bedecked with a variety of jewels.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 14.128, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Svarūpa Dāmodara and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are talking when the procession comes by.
  • The goddess of fortune rides upon a golden palanquin carried by four men.
  • Her palanquin is bedecked with a variety of jewels.

Try this today

Reread the verse and note three details of the palanquin and its bearers.

Ask yourself

Which details help me picture the splendor of this procession?

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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