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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.205
বৃন্দাবন দেখিবারে গেলা জগন্নাথ ।
শুনি’ লক্ষ্মী-দেবীর মনে হৈল আসোয়াথ ॥ ২০৫ ॥
vṛndāvana dekhibāre gelā jagannātha
śuni’ lakṣmī-devīra mane haila āsoyātha
“When Jagannātha decided to see Vṛndāvana, He went there, and upon hearing this, the goddess of fortune experienced restlessness and jealousy.
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Jagannātha decides to see Vṛndāvana.
He goes there after making this decision.
Upon hearing of His visit, the goddess of fortune experiences restlessness and jealousy.
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.
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”
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What do you notice about the goddess of fortune’s response to Jagannātha’s visit?
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