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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth
Ādi 16.58Ādi 16.60

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 16.59

‘দ্বিতীয় শ্রীলক্ষ্মী’—ইঁহা ‘দ্বিতীয়ত্ব’ বিধেয় ।

সমাসে গৌণ হৈল, শব্দার্থ গেল ক্ষয় ॥ ৫৯ ॥

‘dvitīya śrī-lakṣmī’ — ihāṅ ‘dvitīyatva’ vidheya

samāse gauṇa haila, śabdārtha gela kṣaya

Translation

“In the word ‘dvitīya-śrī-lakṣmī’ [‘a second all-opulent goddess of fortune’], the quality of being a second Lakṣmī is the unknown. In making this compound word, the meaning became secondary and the originally intended meaning was lost.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Preserve the Intended Meaning

  1. 1

    The compound ‘dvitīya-śrī-lakṣmī’ means ‘a second all-opulent goddess of fortune.’

  2. 2

    The quality of being a second Lakṣmī is the unknown.

  3. 3

    In forming the compound, this meaning became secondary, and the originally intended meaning was lost.

How it feels

Grief and transformed pride. Lakṣmīdevī’s departure brings sorrow; Keśava Kāśmīrī’s pride yields to surrender.

The mood of Ādi 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Therefore at her request He later married His second wife, Viṣṇupriyā-devī. This chapter also describes the Lord’s argument with Keśava Kāśmīrī, the celebrated scholar, and the Lord’s criticism of his prayer glorifying mother Ganges.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 16
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dvitīya śrī-lakṣmīthe word dvitīya-śrī-lakṣmī (“a second all-opulent goddess of fortune”)
  2. ihāṅthis
  3. dvitīyatvathe quality of being a second
  4. vidheyathe unknown, which is to be explained
  5. samāsein the compound word
  6. gauṇasecondary
  7. hailabecame
  8. śabda-arthathe word’s intended meaning
  9. gelabecame
  10. kṣayalost
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Have I made an important meaning secondary through my choice of words?

Practice

Choose one phrase you have written and check whether its main meaning remains clear.

Live this todayPreserve the Intended MeaningThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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