Text 114] Lord Caitanya’s Travels to the Holy Places 353
TEXT 113
o& ay qacsist aife’ forster |
ae-faay of St Sita QA I S50 1
ei lagi’ sukha-bhoga chadi’ cira-kdla
vrata-niyama kari’ tapa kariia apara
SYNONYMS
ei lagi’—for this reason; sukha-bhoga—the enjoyment of Vaikuntha; chadi’—
giving up; cira-kala—for a long time; vrata-niyama—vows and regulative prin-
ciples; kari’—accepting; tapa—austerity; karila apara—performed unlimitedly.
TRANSLATION
“Just to associate with Krsna, Laksmi abandoned all transcendental happi-
ness in Vaikuntha and for a long time accepted vows and regulative principles
and performed unlimited austerities.”’
TEXT 114
FI RSA 4 cws face, Satfea caqrraritfsras |
water AAaatpasent, Fata stay War YAGI 998 4
kasyanubhavo ‘sya na deva vidmahe
tavanghri-renu-sparasadhikarah
yad-vafichaya Srir lalandcarat tapo
vihaya kamdan suciram dhrta-vrata
SYNONYMS
kasya—of what; anubhavah—a result; asya—of the serpent (Kaliya); na—not;
deva—O Lord; vidmahe—we know; tava anghri—of Your lotus feet; renu—of
the dust; sparasa—for touching; adhikarah—qualification; | yat—which;
vafichaya—by desiring; srih—the goddess of fortune; lalana—the topmost
woman; acarat—performed; tapah—austerity; vihaya—giving up; kaman—all
desires; su-ciram—for a long time; dhrta—a law upheld; vrata—as a vow.
TRANSLATION
Caitanya Mahdprabhu then said, “ ‘O Lord, we do not know how the ser-
pent Kaliya attained such an opportunity to be touched by the dust of Your
lotus feet. Even the goddess of fortune, for this end, performed austerities for
centuries, giving up all other desires and taking austere vows. Indeed, we do
not know how the serpent Kaliya got such an opportunity.’ ”’
