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  "name":"Cc. Madhya 9.120",
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  "label":"Text 120",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 9.120",
  "description":"Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, \"I know that there is no fault on the part of the goddess of fortune, but still she could not enter into the rāsa dance. We hear this from revealed scriptures."

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Cc. Madhya 9.120

Text

prabhu kahe,—doṣa nāhi, ihā āmi jāni
rāsa nā pāila lakṣmī, śāstre ihā śuni

Synonyms

prabhukahe—the Lord replied; doṣa nāhi—there is no fault; ihā āmi jāni—this I know; rāsa nā pāila lakṣmī—Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, could not join the rāsa dance; śāstre ihā śuni—we get this information from revealed scriptures.

Translation

Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “I know that there is no fault on the part of the goddess of fortune, but still she could not enter into the rāsa dance. We hear this from revealed scriptures.