lakṣmī cāhe sei dehe kṛṣṇera saṅgama
gopikā-anugā haùā nā kaila bhajana

 lakᚣmÄŤ - the goddess of fortune; cāhe - wants; sei - that; dehe - in the body; kṛṣṇera saṅgama - the association of Kṛṣṇa; gopikā - of the gopÄŤs; anugā - follower; haùā - becoming; nā - did not; kaila - perform; bhajana - worship.


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“The goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī, wanted to enjoy Kṛṣṇa and at the same time retain her spiritual body in the form of Lakṣmī. However, she did not follow in the footsteps of the gopīs in her worship of Kṛṣṇa.

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