Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 14.139
The goddess of fortune’s different pride
“But in the case of the goddess of fortune, I see a different kind of pride. She manifests her own opulences and even goes with her soldiers to attack her husband.”
What the purport teaches
- Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī wanted to tell Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu about the superexcellence of the gopīs’ loving affairs.
- A beloved wife frustrated by neglect may stop caring for her appearance, wear dirty clothes, and sit morosely on the ground. Such pride had been heard of in Satyabhāmā and the gopīs of Vṛndāvana.
- The goddess of fortune displays a different kind of pride at Jagannātha Purī. Angry with her husband, she manifests her great opulence and goes with her soldiers to attack Him.
Try this today
Write one sentence contrasting withdrawal in hurt pride with the goddess of fortune’s display of opulence.
Ask yourself
How does the goddess of fortune’s response differ from the other response described here?
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.