108 Sti Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 24

for her marriage to Sisupala; therefore she wrote a letter to Krsna, which she sent
through a brahmana, and invited Him to kidnap her.

TEXT 53
ael-AcS 204 Se Hewaifia aa co i

varnsi-gite hare krsna laksmy-ddira mana

SYNONYMS

vamsi-gite—by the vibration of His flute; hare—attracts; krsna—Lord Krsna;
laksmi-adira—of the goddess of fortune and others; mana—the mind.

TRANSLATION

“Lord Krsna even attracts the mind of the goddess of fortune simply by
vibrating His transcendental flute.

TEXT 54

SDASITAUAD A cas Faas
Safa cagmiatles sa: |

qatar Aeaapasee

faery Flay Bidar YeRwy i es yl

kasyanubhavo ’sya na deva vidmahe
tavanghri-renu-sparasadhikarah

yad-vafichaya srir lalanacarat tapo
vihaya kaman sucirarm 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; laland—the topmost
woman; acarat—performed; tapah—austerity; vihdya—giving up; kaémdn—all
desires; suciram—for a long time; dhrta—a law upheld; vrata—as a vow.

TRANSLATION

“‘O Lord, we do not know how the serpent Kaliya attained such an oppor-
tunity to be touched by the dust of Your lotus feet. For this end, the goddess of
