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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya
Madhya 8.144Madhya 8.146

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.145

লক্ষ্মীকান্তাদি অবতারের হরে মন ।

লক্ষ্মী আদি নারীগণের করে আকর্ষণ ॥ ১৪৫ ॥

lakṣmī-kāntādi avatārera hare mana

lakṣmī-ādi nārī-gaṇera kare ākarṣaṇa

Translation

“He also attracts Nārāyaṇa, who is the incarnation of Saṅkarṣaṇa and the husband of the goddess of fortune. He attracts not only Nārāyaṇa but also all women, headed by the goddess of fortune, the consort of Nārāyaṇa.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa attracts Nārāyaṇa and the goddess of fortune

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa attracts even Nārāyaṇa.

  2. 2

    Nārāyaṇa is described as the incarnation of Saṅkarṣaṇa and the husband of the goddess of fortune.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa also attracts all women, headed by the goddess of fortune, Nārāyaṇa’s consort.

How it feels

Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.

The mood of Madhya 8 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After hearing Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya recite some verses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the principle of pure devotional service devoid of all kinds of speculation. After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Rāmānanda Rāya to explain the higher platform of devotional service.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. lakṣmī-kānta-ādiof the goddess of fortune’s husband (Nārāyaṇa)
  2. avatāreraof the incarnation
  3. hareHe enchants
  4. manathe mind
  5. lakṣmīthe goddess of fortune
  6. ādiheaded by
  7. nārī-gaṇeraof all women
  8. karedoes
  9. ākarṣaṇaattraction
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Kṛṣṇa’s attraction of Nārāyaṇa deepen my understanding of His attractiveness?

Practice

Pause today to remember that Kṛṣṇa attracts even Nārāyaṇa and the goddess of fortune.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa attracts Nārāyaṇa and the goddess of fortuneThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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