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CC Antya 7.28

‘আত্মভূত’-শব্দে কহে ‘পারিষদগণ’ ।
ঐশ্বর্য-জ্ঞানে লক্ষ্মী না পাইলা ব্রজেন্দ্রনন্দন ॥ ২৮ ॥
‘ātma-bhūta’-śabde kahe ‘pāriṣada-gaṇa’
aiśvarya-jñāne lakṣmī nā pāilā vrajendra-nandana

Synonyms

ātma-bhūta-śabdethe word ātma-bhūta; kahemeans; pāriṣada-gaṇapersonal associates; aiśvarya-jñānein the understanding of opulence; lakṣmīthe goddess of fortune; pāilācould not get; vrajendra-nandanathe shelter of Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda Mahārāja.

Translation

“The word ‘ātma-bhūta’ means ‘personal associates.’ Through the understanding of the Lord’s opulence, the goddess of fortune could not receive the shelter of Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda Mahārāja.

Purport

Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, has complete knowledge of Kṛṣṇa’s opulences, but she could not achieve the association of Kṛṣṇa by dint of such knowledge. The devotees in Vṛndāvana, however, actually enjoy the association of Kṛṣṇa.