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laksmi cahe sei dehe krsnera sangama

gopika-anuga hana na kaila bhajana

SYNONYMS

laksmi—the goddess of fortune; cahe—wants; sei—that; dehe—in the body; krsnera sangama—the association of Krsna; gopika—of the gopis; anuga—follower; hana—becoming; na—did not; kaila—perform; bhajana—worship "The goddess of fortune, Laksmi, wanted to enjoy Krsna and at the same time retain her spiritual body in the form of Laksmi.

However, she did not follow in the footsteps of the gopis in her worship of Krsna.