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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 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places
Madhya 9.118Madhya 9.120

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.119

বিনোদিনী লক্ষ্মীর হয় কৃষ্ণে অভিলাষ ।

ইহাতে কি দোষ, কেনে কর পরিহাস ॥ ১১৯ ॥

vinodinī lakṣmīra haya kṛṣṇe abhilāṣa

ihāte ki doṣa, kene kara parihāsa

Translation

Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa further explained, “Mother Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, is also an enjoyer of transcendental bliss; therefore if she wanted to enjoy herself with Kṛṣṇa, what fault is there? Why are You joking so about this?”

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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.

Lakṣmī Enjoys Transcendental Bliss

  1. 1

    Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa described Mother Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, as an enjoyer of transcendental bliss.

  2. 2

    He asked what fault there could be in her wanting to enjoy herself with Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    He also asked why Caitanya Mahāprabhu was joking so about this desire.

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:

Finally the Lord went to Śrī Raṅga-kṣetra, where He converted a brāhmaṇa named Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa, who, along with his family, took up devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. After leaving Śrī Raṅga, Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached Ṛṣabha-parvata, where He met Paramānanda Purī, who later arrived at Jagannātha Purī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. vinodinīthe enjoyer
  2. lakṣmīraof the goddess of fortune
  3. hayathere is
  4. kṛṣṇefor Lord Kṛṣṇa
  5. abhilāṣadesire
  6. ihātein this
  7. kiwhat
  8. doṣafault
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does describing Lakṣmī’s enjoyment as transcendental bliss shape your understanding of her desire?

Practice

Pause over the words “transcendental bliss” and write how Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa uses them to defend Lakṣmī’s desire.

Live this todayLakṣmī Enjoys Transcendental BlissThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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