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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.131
অলৌকিক ঐশ্বর্য সঙ্গে বহুং পরিবার ।
ক্রুদ্ধ হঞা লক্ষ্মীদেবী আইলা সিংহদ্বার ॥ ১৩১ ॥
alaukika aiśvarya saṅge bahu-parivāra
kruddha hañā lakṣmīdevī āilā siṁha-dvāra
In an angry mood, the goddess of fortune arrived at the main gate of the temple accompanied by many members of her family, all of whom exhibited uncommon opulence.
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The goddess of fortune arrived at the main gate of the temple.
She came in an angry mood.
Many members of her family accompanied her, all exhibiting uncommon opulence.
Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.
The mood of Madhya 14 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:
For nine continuous days during Ratha-yātrā, the Lord remained at Sundarācala, and on the fifth day He and Svarūpa Dāmodara observed the pastimes of Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune. During that time, there was much talk about the pastimes of the gopīs.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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