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  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 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places
Madhya 9.110Madhya 9.112

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.111

প্রভু কহে, — ভট্ট, তোমার লক্ষ্মী-ঠাকুরাণী ।

কান্ত-বক্ষঃস্থিতা, পতিব্রতা-শিরোমণি ॥ ১১১ ॥

prabhu kahe, — bhaṭṭa, tomāra lakṣmī-ṭhākurāṇī

kānta-vakṣaḥ-sthitā, pativratā-śiromaṇi

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told the Bhaṭṭācārya, “Your worshipable goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī, always remains on the chest of Nārāyaṇa, and she is certainly the most chaste woman in the creation.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Lakṣmī’s Constant Presence and Faithfulness

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addressed the Bhaṭṭācārya about his worshipable goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī.

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    He said that Lakṣmī always remains on the chest of Nārāyaṇa.

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    He described her as certainly the most chaste woman in the creation.

Connected verses· 1

Quoted in the purport ofSB 5.18.23

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu discusses this point with Vyeṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa in Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya 9.111-131): “The Lord inquired from Vyeṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa, ‘Your worshipable goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī, always remains on the chest of Nārāyaṇa, and she is certainly the most chaste woman in the creation.

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How it feels

Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.

The mood of Madhya 9 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places

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

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then proceeded farther, arriving at Setubandha Rāmeśvara. At Śrī Śaila-parvata, the Lord met Lord Śiva and his wife Durgā in the dress of a brāhmaṇa and brāhmaṇī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhu kaheLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said
  2. bhaṭṭaMy dear Bhaṭṭācārya
  3. tomārayour
  4. lakṣmī-ṭhākurāṇīgoddess of fortune
  5. kāntaof her husband, Nārāyaṇa
  6. vakṣaḥ-sthitāsituated on the chest
  7. pati-vratāchaste woman
  8. śiromaṇithe topmost
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do I appreciate about Lakṣmī’s constant presence with Nārāyaṇa and her faithfulness?

Practice

Write one sentence about the faithfulness praised in this translation.

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