tāhāte dṛṣṭānta — lakᚣmÄŤ karila bhajana
tathāpi nā pāila vraje vrajendra-nandana

 tāhāte - in that; dṛṣṭānta - the evidence; lakᚣmÄŤ - the goddess of fortune; karila - did; bhajana - worship; tathāpi - still; nā - not; pāila - got; vraje - in Vṛndāvana; vrajendra-nandana - the son of Mahārāja Nanda, Kṛṣṇa.


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“The unspoken example in this connection is the goddess of fortune, who worshiped Lord Kṛṣṇa in order to attain His pastimes in Vṛndāvana. But due to her opulent life-style, she could not attain the service of Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana.

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