508 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
Lord Krsna she engaged herself in meditation. When asked by Kyssna why she
engaged in meditation with austerity, Laksmidevi answered, ‘‘l| want to be one of
Your associates like the gopis in Vrndavana.” Hearing this, Lord Sri Krsna replied
that it was quite impossible. Laksmidevi 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 Laksmi has always been situated on the chest of Lord Krsna as a golden
line. The austerity and meditation of Laksmidevi are also mentioned in the Srimad-
Bhagavatam (10.16.36), where the Nagapatnis, the wives of the-serpent Kaliya, in
the course of their prayers to Krsna, said that the goddess of fortune, Laksmi, also
wanted His association as a gopi and desired the dust of His lotus feet.
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smeram bhangi-traya-paricitaém saci-vistirna-drstim
vamsi-nyastadhara-kisalayam ujjvalam candrakena
govindakhyam hari-tanum itah kesi-tirthopakanthe
ma preksisthds tava yadi sakhe bandhu-sange ’sti rafigah
SYNONYMS
smeram—smiling; bhafgi-traya-paricitam —bent in three places, namely the neck,
waist and knees; sdci-vistirna-dystim—with a broad sideways glance; varmsf—on the
flute; nyasta—placed; adhara—lips; kisalayam—newly blossomed; ujjvalam—very
bright; candrakena—by the moonshine; govinda-dkhyGm—named Lord Govinda;
hari-tanum—the transcendental body of the Lord; itap—here; keSi-tirtha-upakanthe
—on the bank of the Yamuna in the neighborhood of the Kesighata; md—do not;
preksisthdh—glance over; tava—your; yadi—if; sakhe—O dear friend; bandhu-sange—
to worldly friends; asti—there is; rafgah—attachment.
TRANSLATION
‘My dear friend, if you are indeed attached to your worldly friends, do not look
at the smiling face of Lord Govinda as He stands on the bank of the Yamuna at
Kesighata. Casting sidelong glances, He places His flute to His lips, which seem like
newly blossomed twigs. His transcendental body, bending in three places, appears
very bright in the moonlight.”
PURPORT
This is a verse quoted from Bhakti-rasamyta-sindhu (1.2.239) in connection with
practical devotional service. Generally people in their conditioned life engage in the
