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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.78
লক্ষ্মীগণ তাঁর বৈভব–বিলাসাংশরূপ ।
মহিষীগণ বৈভব–প্রকাশস্বরূপ ॥ ৭৮ ॥
lakṣmī-gaṇa tāṅra vaibhava-vilāsāṁśa-rūpa
mahiṣī-gaṇa vaibhava-prakāśa-svarūpa
The goddesses of fortune are Her plenary portions, and they display the forms of vaibhava-vilāsa. The queens are of the nature of Her vaibhava-prakāśa.
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The goddesses of fortune are Her plenary portions.
They display the forms of vaibhava-vilāsa.
The queens are of the nature of Her vaibhava-prakāśa.
Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The second reason for His appearance was to understand the transcendental mellow of Himself. Lord Kṛṣṇa is all sweetness.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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Which term belongs to the goddesses of fortune, and which belongs to the queens?
Copy vaibhava-vilāsa and vaibhava-prakāśa once, noting beside each the group it describes.
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