Text 29] Lord Caitanya Meets Vallabha Bhatta 15

realization by severe austerities and penances, or to those who consider the
body the same as the self.’

PURPORT
This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.9.21).

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‘atma-bhita’-sabde kahe ‘parisada-gana’
aisvarya-jfiane laksmi na paila vrajendra-nandana

SYNONYMS
dtma-bhdta-sabde—the word atma-bhita; kahe —means; parisada-gana—per-
sonal associates; aisvarya-jfane—in the understanding of opulence; laksmi—the
goddess of fortune; na paila—could not get; vrajendra-nandana—the shelter of
Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja.

TRANSLATION

“The word ‘atma-bhita’ means ‘personal associates.’ Through the under-
standing of opulence, the goddess of fortune could not receive the shelter of
Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja.

PURPORT

Laksmi, the goddess of fortune, has complete knowledge of Krsna’s opulences,
but she could not achieve the association of Krsna by dint of such knowledge.
The devotees in Vrndavana, however, actually enjoy the association of Krsna.

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nayam Sriyo ‘nga u nitanta-rateh prasadah
svar-yositam nalina-gandha-rucam kuto ‘nydh
