352 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 9

TRANSLATION

Constantly associating with one another, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and
Vyenkata Bhatta gradually developed a friendly relationship. Indeed, some-
times they laughed and joked together.

TEXT 111

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Sie-amefasi, teast-ficatafe n sss

prabhu kahe, —bhatta, tomara laksmi-thakurani
kanta-vaksah-sthita, pativrata-siromani

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; bhatta—My dear Bhat-
tacarya; tomara—your; laksmi-thakurani—goddess of fortune; kdnta—of her
husband, Narayana; vaksah-sthita—situated on the chest; pati-vrata—chaste
woman; siromani—the topmost.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu told Bhattacarya, ‘‘Your worshipable goddess of
fortune, Laksmi, always remains on the chest of Narayana, and she is certainly
the most chaste woman in the creation.

TEXT 112

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amara thakura krsna—gopa, go-caraka
sddhvi hafid kene cahe taénhara sangama

SYNONYMS

amara thakura—My worshipable Deity; krsna—Lord Krsna; gopa—cowherd;
go-cdraka—a tender of cows; sddhvi hafid—being so chaste; kene —why; cahe —
wants; tanhdra—His; sangama—association.

TRANSLATION

“However, my Lord is Lord Sri Krsna, a cowherd boy who is engaged in
tending cows. Why is it that Laksmi, being such a chaste wife, wants to associ-
ate with My Lord?
