Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 8 Verse 231

Madhya-līlā | Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 8.231

tāhāte dṛṣṭānta — lakṣmī karila bhajana

tathāpi nā pāila vraje vrajendra-nandana

SYNONYMS

tāhāte — in that; dṛṣṭānta — the evidence; lakṣmī — the goddess of fortune; karila — did; bhajana — worship; tathāpi — still; nā — not; pāila — got; vraje — in Vṛndāvana; vrajendra-nandana — the son of Mahārāja Nanda, Kṛṣṇa.

TRANSLATION

"The unspoken example in this connection is the goddess of fortune, who worshiped Lord Kṛṣṇa in order to attain His pastimes in Vṛndāvana. But due to her opulent life-style, she could not attain the service of Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana.

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