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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.112
আমার ঠাকুর কৃষ্ণ — গোপ, গো-চারক ।
সাধ্বী হঞা কেনে চাহে তাঁহার সঙ্গম ॥ ১১২ ॥
āmāra ṭhākura kṛṣṇa — gopa, go-cāraka
sādhvī hañā kene cāhe tāṅhāra saṅgama
“However, my Lord is Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, a cowherd boy who is engaged in tending cows. Why is it that Lakṣmī, being such a chaste wife, wants to associate with My Lord?
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu referred to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa as His Lord.
He described Kṛṣṇa as a cowherd boy engaged in tending cows.
He asked why Lakṣmī, being such a chaste wife, wanted to associate with His Lord.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
At Śrī Śaila-parvata, the Lord met Lord Śiva and his wife Durgā in the dress of a brāhmaṇa and brāhmaṇī. From there He went to Kāmakoṣṭhī-purī and later arrived at southern Mathurā.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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In this verse: “associate”
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In this verse: “cowherd”
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What does this question invite me to consider about Lakṣmī’s desire to associate with Kṛṣṇa?
Read the Lord’s question slowly and note its two details: Kṛṣṇa tends cows, and Lakṣmī desires His association.
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