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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.223
যাঁর মাধুরীতে করে লক্ষ্মী আকর্ষণ ।
রূপগোসাঞি করিয়াছেন সে–রূপ বর্ণন ॥ ২২৩ ॥
yāṅra mādhurīte kare lakṣmī ākarṣaṇa
rūpa-gosāñi kariyāchena se-rūpa varṇana
The goddess of fortune is attracted by His sweetness, which Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has described in this way:
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Lakṣmī-devī was attracted by Lord Kṛṣṇa’s features and engaged in meditation to gain His favor.
She wanted to become one of His associates like the gopīs in Vṛndāvana. Kṛṣṇa replied that this was quite impossible.
Lakṣmī-devī then asked to remain like a golden line on His chest, and He granted her request. The Nāga-patnīs also described her desire for His association and the dust of His lotus feet.
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The purport of CC Ādi 5.223 quotesSB 10.16.36
The austerity and meditation of Lakṣmī-devī are also mentioned in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.16.36), where the Nāga-patnīs, the wives of the serpent Kāliya, in the course of their prayers to Kṛṣṇa, said that the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī, also wanted His association as a gopī and desired the dust of His lotus feet.
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Shelter and wonder. The glory of Nityānanda reveals the intimate support behind the descent.
The mood of Ādi 5 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In this chapter the author has described the history of his leaving home for a personal pilgrimage to Vṛndāvana and his achieving all success there. In this description it is revealed that the author’s original paternal home and birthplace were in the district of Katwa, in the village of Jhāmaṭapura, which is near Naihāṭī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “association”, “associates”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”, “gopīs”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “favor”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Lakṣmī-devī’s desire for Kṛṣṇa’s association help you appreciate about His sweetness?
Spend a minute reflecting on Lakṣmī-devī’s desire for the dust of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.
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