CC Madhya 14.206 (1996)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 206

eta sampatti chāḍi’ kene gelā vṛndāvana

tāṅre hāsya karite lakṣmī karilā sājana

SYNONYMS

eta sampatti — so much opulence; chāḍi’ — giving up; kene — why; gelā — He went; vṛndāvana — to Vṛndāvana; tāṅre hāsya karite — to make Him a laughingstock; lakṣmī — the goddess of fortune; karilā — made; sājana — so much decoration.

TRANSLATION

“She wondered, ‘Why did Lord Jagannātha give up so much opulence and go to Vṛndāvana?’ To make Him a laughingstock, the goddess of fortune made arrangements for much decoration.

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