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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.53
বংশী-গীতে হরে কৃষ্ণ লক্ষ্ম্যাদির মন ॥ ৫৩ ॥
vaṁśī-gīte hare kṛṣṇa lakṣmy-ādira mana
“Lord Kṛṣṇa even attracts the mind of the goddess of fortune simply by vibrating His transcendental flute.
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Lord Kṛṣṇa attracts even the mind of the goddess of fortune.
He does so simply by vibrating His transcendental flute.
The neighbouring verse describes the goddess of fortune’s deep desire to receive the dust of His lotus feet.
Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.
The mood of Madhya 24 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:
According to Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī’s request, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the well-known Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam verse beginning ātmārāmāś ca munayaḥ. He explained this verse in sixty-one different ways.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 24
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “lotus feet”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the goddess of fortune’s attraction reveal to you about Kṛṣṇa?
Pause for a moment today to reflect on the attraction of Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental flute.
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