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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.116
তার স্পর্শে নাহি যায় পতিব্রতা-ধর্ম ।
কৌতুকে লক্ষ্মী চাহেন কৃষ্ণের সঙ্গম ॥ ১১৬ ॥
tāra sparśe nāhi yāya pativratā-dharma
kautuke lakṣmī cāhena kṛṣṇera saṅgama
“Since Kṛṣṇa and Nārāyaṇa are the same personality, Lakṣmī’s association with Kṛṣṇa does not break her vow of chastity. Rather, it was in great fun that the goddess of fortune wanted to associate with Lord Kṛṣṇa.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Nārāyaṇa is a form of Kṛṣṇa associated with transcendental opulence. Although Kṛṣṇa is two-armed and Nārāyaṇa four-armed, They are the same person.
Nārāyaṇa is as beautiful as Kṛṣṇa, but Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes are more sportive. These sportive pastimes do not make Him a different person from Nārāyaṇa.
Lakṣmī’s desire to associate with Kṛṣṇa was natural and did not break her chastity, just as a chaste woman may associate with her husband in different dresses. Therefore one should not criticize her desire.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
On the hill known as Mahendra-śaila, the Lord saw Paraśurāma. Then the Lord went to Setubandha and took His bath at Dhanus-tīrtha.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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In this verse: “association”, “associate”, “associated”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the example of a husband in different dresses help you understand Lakṣmī’s desire?
Explain the example of different dresses in your own words, keeping the conclusion that Kṛṣṇa and Nārāyaṇa are the same person.
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