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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.113
এই লাগি’ সুখভোগ ছাড়ি’ চিরকাল ।
ব্রত-নিয়ম করি’ তপ করিল অপার ॥ ১১৩ ॥
ei lāgi’ sukha-bhoga chāḍi’ cira-kāla
vrata-niyama kari’ tapa karila apāra
“Just to associate with Kṛṣṇa, Lakṣmī abandoned all transcendental happiness in Vaikuṇṭha and for a long time accepted vows and regulative principles and performed unlimited austerities.”
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Lakṣmī abandoned all transcendental happiness in Vaikuṇṭha just to associate with Kṛṣṇa.
For a long time, she accepted vows and regulative principles.
She performed unlimited austerities for the sake of Kṛṣṇa’s association.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The Lord next visited the places known as Pāṇḍya-deśa, the Tāmraparṇī River, Naya-tripati, Ciyaḍatalā, Tila-kāñcī, Gajendra-mokṣaṇa, Pānāgaḍi, Cāmtāpura, Śrī Vaikuṇṭha, Malaya-parvata and Kanyā-kumārī. The Lord then confronted the Bhaṭṭathāris at Mallāra-deśa and saved Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa from their clutches.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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In this verse: “associate”, “association”
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What does Lakṣmī’s determination show me about how deeply she valued Kṛṣṇa’s association?
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