Text 24] The Residents of Jambidvipa Offer Prayers 197
her relationship with Krsna. Rather, by associating with Krsna she could
enjoy the benefit of the rdsa dance. If she wanted to enjoy herself with
Krsna what fault is there? Why are you joking so about this?’

“Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, *I know that there is no fault in
the goddess of fortune, but still she could not enter into the rasa dance.
We hear this from revealed scriptures. The authorities of Vedic
knowledge met Lord Ramacandra in Dandakaranya, and by their
penances and austerities, they were allowed to enter into the rasa dance.
But can you tell me why the goddess of fortune, Laksmi, could not get
that opportunity?’

“To this Vyenkata Bhatta replied, ‘I cannot enter into the mystery of
this incident. | am an ordinary living being. My intelligence is limited,
and | am always disturbed. How can I understand the pastimes of the
Supreme Lord? They are deeper than millions of oceans.

“Lord Caitanya replied, ‘Lord Krsna has a specific characteristic. He
attracts everyone’s heart by the mellow of His personal conjugal love. By
following in the footsteps of the inhabitants of the planet known as Vra-
jaloka or Goloka Vrndavana, one can attain the shelter of the lotus feet of
Sri Krsna. However, the inhabitants of that planet do not know that Lord
Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Unaware that Krsna is the
Supreme Lord, the residents of Vrndavana like Nanda Maharaja,
Yasodadevi and the gopis treat Krsna as their beloved son or lover.
Mother Yasoda accepts Him as her son and sometimes binds Him to a
grinding mortar. Krsna’s cowherd boy friends think He is an ordinary
boy and get up on His shoulders. In Goloka Vrndavana no one has any
desire other than to love Krsna.’ ”

The conclusion is that one cannot associate with Krsna unless he has
fully received the favor of the inhabitants of Vrajabhami. Therefore if
one wants to be delivered by Krsna directly, he must take to the service
of the residents of Vrndavana, who are unalloyed devotees of the Lord.

TEXT 24
TS TATA: faa aaaTaRd aTAgeTa AA:
maaeitt o@ =o gertiafe omemt | afmatitrradid
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