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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.133
বান্ধিয়া আনিয়া পাড়ে লক্ষ্মীর চরণে ।
চোরে যেন দণ্ড করি’ লয় নানা-ধনে ॥ ১৩৩ ॥
bāndhiyā āniyā pāḍe lakṣmīra caraṇe
core yena daṇḍa kari’ laya nānā-dhane
The maidservants bound the servants of Jagannātha, handcuffed them and made them fall down at the lotus feet of the goddess of fortune. Indeed, they were arrested just like thieves who have all their riches taken away.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
When Lord Jagannātha starts His car festival, He assures the goddess of fortune that He will return the next day. After waiting two or three days, she feels neglected and becomes quite angry.
She gorgeously decorates herself and her associates, then comes out of the temple and stands before the main gate.
Her maidservants bind and handcuff Lord Jagannātha’s principal servants and force them to fall at her lotus feet. The translation compares their arrest to that of thieves whose riches are taken away.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servants”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “festival”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the purport help you understand the goddess of fortune’s anger?
Write a short sequence of the events: assurance, waiting, feeling neglected and arresting the servants.
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