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Lord Caitanya's travels to the Holy Places.
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TEXT 113
এই লাগি’ স্বখভোগ চাডি’ চিরকাল ।।
बाबु  :- निश्चय करि 'उभ करिल खणे' र ११५७ ॥
ei lāgi’ sukha-bhoga chāḍi’ cira-kāla vrata-niyama kari’ tapa karila apāra
SYNONYMS
ei lāgi' —for this reason;  sukha-bhoga —the enjoyment of Vaikuṇṭha;  chāḍi' —giving up;  cira-kāla —for a long time;  vrata-niyama —vows and regulative principles;  kari' —accepting;  tapa —austerity;  karila apāra —performed unlimitedly.
TRANSLATION
“Just to associate with Krşna, Lakşmī abandoned all transcendental happiness in Vaikuṇṭha and for a long time accepted vows and regulative principles and performed unlimited austerities.”
TEXT 114
কস্তাম্ব্রভাবোৎস্ত্র ন দেব বিদ্মহে,ভবান্তি রেণুস্পরশাধিকার:।।
ষষা    ଝିছ  )   শ্রীলিল  নাট্যরক্তপো, বিহার কামান স্থচিরং ধৃত্তব্রতা॥ ১১৪ ॥   ষষা
kasyānubhāvo ‘sya na deva vidmahe tavāṅghri-reṇu-sparaśādhikāraḥ yad-vāñchayā śrīr lalanācarat tapo vihāya kāmān suciraṁ dhṛta-vratā
SYNONYMS
kasya —of what;  anubhāvaḥ —a result;  asya —of the serpent (Kāliya);  na —not;  deva —O Lord;  vidmahe —we know;  tava aṅghri —of Your lotus feet;  reṇu —of the dust;  sparaśa —for touching;  adhikāraḥ —qualification;  yat —which;  vāñchayā —by desiring;  śriḥ —the goddess of fortune;  lalanā —the topmost woman;  acarat —performed;  tapaḥ —austerity;  vihāya —giving up;  kāmān —all desires;  su-ciram —for a long time;  dhṛta —a law upheld;  vratā —as a vow.
TRANSLATION
Caitanya Mahāprabhu then said, “O Lord, we do not know how the serpent Kāliya attained such an opportunity to be touched by the dust of Your lotus feet. Even the goddess of fortune, for this end, performed austerities for centuries, giving up all other desires and taking austere vows. Indeed, we do not know how the serpent Kāliya got such an opportunity.”