Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 9 Verse 147

Madhya-līlā | Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 9.147

svayaḿ 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.

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