Text 209] Performance of the Vrndavana Pastimes 323

SYNONYMS

tomara thakura—your Lord; dekha—just see; eta sampatti chadi’—giving so
much opulence; patra-phala-phula—leaves, fruits and flowers; lobhe—for the
sake of; gela—went; puspa-badi—to the flower garden of Gundica.

TRANSLATION

“Then the maidservants of the goddess of fortune said to the servants of
Lord Jagannatha, ‘Why did your Lord Jagannatha abandon the great opulence
of the goddess of fortune and, for the sake of a few leaves, fruits and flowers,
go see the flower garden of Srimati Radharani?

TEXT 208

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ei karma kare kahan vidagdha-siromani?

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laksmira agrete nija prabhure deha’ ani

SYNONYMS
ei—this; karma—work; kare—does; kahan—where; vidagdha-siromani—the
chief of all experts; laksmira—of the goddess of fortune; agrete—in front; nija—
your own; prabhure—master; deha’—present; dni’—bringing.

TRANSLATION

“Your master is so expert at everything, but why does He do such things?
Please bring your master before the goddess of fortune.’

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eta bali’ mahd-laksmira saba dasi-gane
kati-vastre bandhi’ ane prabhura nija-gane

SYNONYMS
eta bali’—saying this; mahd-laksmira—of the goddess of fortune; saba—all;
dasi-gane—maidservants; kati-vastre—by their waist clothes; bdndhi’—binding;
dne—bring; prabhura—of Jagannatha; nija-gane—personal servants.
