Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.136
Lakṣmī Did Not Follow the Gopīs
“The goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī, wanted to enjoy Kṛṣṇa and at the same time retain her spiritual body in the form of Lakṣmī. However, she did not follow in the footsteps of the gopīs in her worship of Kṛṣṇa.
What the purport teaches
- Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, wanted to enjoy Kṛṣṇa.
- At the same time, she wanted to retain her spiritual body in the form of Lakṣmī.
- In her worship of Kṛṣṇa, she did not follow in the footsteps of the gopīs.
Try this today
Write down what Lakṣmī desired and what the verse says she did not do.
Ask yourself
What distinction do you notice between wanting to enjoy Kṛṣṇa and following the gopīs in worship?
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.