234 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8

footsteps of the gopis. Only then is it possible to enter into the Lord’s service in
Goloka Vrndavana and directly associate with Radha and Krsna.

TEXT 231

SITS RIGA Be Sera |
GALS a) HV ACH ACAMAWA | Vd I

tahate drstanta—laksmi karila bhajana
tathapi na paila vraje vrajendra-nandana

SYNONYMS
tahate—in that; drstanta—the evidence; laksmi—the goddess of fortune;
karila—did; bhajana—worship; tathapi—still; na—not; paila—got; vraje—in
Vrndavana; vrajendra-nandana—the son of Maharaja Nanda, Krsna.

TRANSLATION

“The unspoken example in this connection is the goddess of fortune, who
worshiped Lord Krsna in order to attain His pastimes in Vrndavana. However,
due to her opulent life-style, she could not attain the service of Krsna in
Vendavana.

TEXT 232

atas acute B fasteaces ate:
ACHAT AATHHHTS ACERT |
ACAATARD FARGYTSTS-

ae ats % Vat TS RAAT W VOR A

nayam sriyo ‘nga u nitanta-rateh prasddah
svar-yositém nalina-gandha-rucam kuto ‘nyadh

rasotsave ‘sya bhuja-danda-grhita-kantha-
labdhasisarm ya udagad vraja-sundarindm

SYNONYMS

na—not; ayam—this; sriyah—of the goddess of fortune; afge—on the chest;
u—alas; nitanta-rateh—who is very intimately related; prasadah—the favor;
svah —of the heavenly planets; yositam—of women; nalina—of the lotus flower;
gandha—having the flavor; rucdm—and bodily luster; kutah—much less;
anyah—others; rdsa-utsave—in the festival of the rasa dance; asya—of Lord Sri
