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CC Madhya 9.119

Bengali

বিনোদিনী লক্ষ্মীর হয় কৃষ্ণে অভিলাষ ।
ইহাতে কি দোষ, কেনে কর পরিহাস ॥ ১১৯ ॥

Text

vinodinī lakṣmīra haya kṛṣṇe abhilāṣa
ihāte ki doṣa, kene kara parihāsa

Synonyms

vinodinī — the enjoyer; lakṣmīra — of the goddess of fortune; haya — there is; kṛṣṇe — for Lord Kṛṣṇa; abhilāṣa — desire; ihāte — in this; ki — what; doṣa — fault; kene — why; kara — You do; parihāsa — joking.

Translation

Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa further explained, “Mother Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, is also an enjoyer of transcendental bliss; therefore if she wanted to enjoy herself with Kṛṣṇa, what fault is there? Why are You joking so about this?”