Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 20.60
কান্ত-সেবা-সুখপূর, সঙ্গম হৈতে সুমধুর, তাতে সাক্ষী — লক্ষ্মী ঠাকুরাণী ।
নারায়ণ-হৃদি স্থিতি, তবু পাদসেবায় মতি, সেবা করে ‘দাসী’-অভিমানী ॥ ৬০ ॥
kānta-sevā-sukha-pūra, saṅgama haite sumadhura,
tāte sākṣī — lakṣmī ṭhākurāṇī
nārāyaṇa-hṛdi sthiti, tabu pāda-sevāya mati,
sevā kare ‘dāsī’-abhimānī”
Translation
“Service to My lover is the home of happiness and is more sweet than direct union with Him. The goddess of fortune is evidence of this, for although she constantly lives on the heart of Nārāyaṇa, she wants to render service to His lotus feet. She therefore considers herself a maidservant and serves Him constantly.”
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