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
AS FZ,— SF, Slag aswl-Sigar
ste-asclael, *feas-fPicataa uv ss5n
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
Oras HEA S—cattt, Cotl-las |
Hixay SHA CHCA DITA SIVA HEA 992
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?
