16.3

jiyat kaisora-caitanyo

murti-matya grhasramat

laksmyarcito ’tha vag-devya

disam jayi-jaya-cchalat

SYNONYMS

jiyat—long live; kaisora—situated in the kaisora age; caitanyah—Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; murti-matya—having accepted such a body; grha-asramat—from a householder’s life; laksmya—by Laksmi; arcitah—being worshiped; atha—then; vak-devya—by the goddess of learning; disam—of all directions; jayi—the conqueror; jaya-chalat—on the plea of conquering.

Long live Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu in His kaisora age! Both the goddess of fortune and the goddess of learning worship Him.

The goddess of learning, Sarasvati, worshiped Him in His victory over the scholar who had conquered all the world, and the goddess of fortune, Laksmidevi, worshiped Him at home.

Since He is therefore the husband or Lord of both goddesses, I offer my obeisances unto Him.