CC Madhya 9.122
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 122
- lakṣmī kene nā pāila, ihāra ki kāraṇa
- tapa kari’ kaiche kṛṣṇa pāila śruti-gaṇa
SYNONYMS
lakṣmī — the goddess of fortune; kene — why; nā — did not; pāila — get; ihāra — of this; ki — what; kāraṇa — cause; tapa kari’ — undergoing severe austerities; aiche — how; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; pāila — attained; śruti-gaṇa — Vedic authorities.
TRANSLATION
“But can you tell Me why the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī, could not enter the rāsa dance? The authorities of Vedic knowledge could enter the dance and associate with Kṛṣṇa.