Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Adi 5.223

yanra madhurite kare lakshmi akarshana

rupa-gosani kariyachena se-rupa varnana

SYNONYMS

yanra -- of whom; madhurite -- by the sweetness; kare -- does; lakshmi -- the goddess of fortune; akarshana -- attraction; rupa-gosani -- Srila Rupa Gosvami; kariyachena -- has done; se -- that; rupa -- of the beauty; varnana -- enunciation.

TRANSLATION

The goddess of fortune is attracted by His sweetness, which Srila Rupa Gosvami has described in this way:

PURPORT

Srila Rupa Gosvami, in his Laghu-bhagavatamrita, has quoted from the Padma Purana, where it is stated that Lakshmi-devi, the goddess of fortune, after seeing the attractive features of Lord Krishna, was attracted to Him, and to get the favor of Lord Krishna she engaged herself in meditation. When asked by Krishna why she engaged in meditation with austerity, Lakshmi-devi answered, "I want to be one of Your associates like the gopis in Vrindavana." Hearing this, Lord Sri Krishna replied that it was quite impossible. Lakshmi-devi then said that she wanted to remain just like a golden line on the chest of the Lord. The Lord granted the request, and since then Lakshmi has always been situated on the chest of Lord Krishna as a golden line. The austerity and meditation of Lakshmi-devi are also mentioned in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.16.36), where the Naga-patnis, the wives of the serpent Kaliya, in the course of their prayers to Krishna, said that the goddess of fortune, Lakshmi, also wanted His association as a gopi and desired the dust of His lotus feet.

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