CC Madhya 9.147
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 147
- svayaṁ bhagavān ‘kṛṣṇa’ hare lakṣmīra mana
- gopikāra mana harite nāre ‘nārāyaṇa’
SYNONYMS
svayam bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kṛṣṇa — is Lord Kṛṣṇa; hare — attracts; lakṣmīra — of the goddess of fortune; mana — the mind; gopikāra — of the gopīs; mana — the minds; harite — to attract; nāre — is not able; nārāyaṇa — Lord Nārāyaṇa.
TRANSLATION
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, attracts the mind of the goddess of fortune, but Lord Nārāyaṇa cannot attract the minds of the gopīs. This proves the superexcellence of Kṛṣṇa.