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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 9.135Madhya 9.137

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.136

লক্ষ্মী চাহে সেই দেহে কৃষ্ণের সঙ্গম ।

গোপিকা-অনুগা হঞা না কৈল ভজন ॥ ১৩৬ ॥

lakṣmī cāhe sei dehe kṛṣṇera saṅgama

gopikā-anugā hañā nā kaila bhajana

Translation

“The goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī, wanted to enjoy Kṛṣṇa and at the same time retain her spiritual body in the form of Lakṣmī. However, she did not follow in the footsteps of the gopīs in her worship of Kṛṣṇa.

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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 Did Not Follow the Gopīs

  1. 1

    Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, wanted to enjoy Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    At the same time, she wanted to retain her spiritual body in the form of Lakṣmī.

  3. 3

    In her worship of Kṛṣṇa, she did not follow in the footsteps of the gopīs.

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:

He also visited Rāmeśvara, where He collected some papers connected with Sītādevī, whose illusory form had been kidnapped by Rāvaṇa. 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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. lakṣmīthe goddess of fortune
  2. cāhewants
  3. seithat
  4. dehein the body
  5. kṛṣṇera saṅgamathe association of Kṛṣṇa
  6. gopikāof the gopīs
  7. anugāfollower
  8. hañābecoming
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gopīs”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What distinction do you notice between wanting to enjoy Kṛṣṇa and following the gopīs in worship?

Practice

Write down what Lakṣmī desired and what the verse says she did not do.

Live this todayLakṣmī Did Not Follow the GopīsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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