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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 14]
TEXT 65
হুঁহা দেখি' হুঁহার চিন্তে হইল উল্লাস । দেবপুজা ছলে কৈল হুঁহে পরকাশ ॥ ৬৫ ॥
duṅhā dekhi' duṅhāra citte ha-ila ullāsa deva-pūjā chale kaila duṅhe parakāśa
SYNONYMS
duṅhā —both of them;  dekhi' —seeing;  duṅhāra —of both of them;  citte —in the minds;  ha-ila —there was;  ullāsa —pleasure;  deva-pūjā —worshiping the demigods;  chale —on the plea of;  kaila —there was;  duṅhe —both of them;  parakāśa —manifestation.
TRANSLATION
They both enjoyed natural pleasure in seeing one another, and under the pretext of demigod worship they manifested their feelings.
TEXT 66
প্রভু কহে,—‘আমা’ পুজ, আমি মহেশ্বর । আমারে পুজিলে পাবে অভীষ্মিত বর ॥’ ৬৬ ॥
prabhu kahe, ‘āmā’ pūja, āmi maheśvara āmāre pūjile pābe abhīpsita vara’
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe —the Lord said;  āmā pūja —just worship Me;  āmi —I am;  maheśvara —the Supreme Lord;  āmāre —unto Me;  pūjile —if you worship;  pābe —you will get;  abhīpsita —desired;  vara —benediction.
TRANSLATION
The Lord told Lakṣmī: “Just worship Me, for I am the Supreme Lord. If you worship Me, certainly you will get the benediction you desire.”
PURPORT
This is the same philosophy declared by Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself:
sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ