O jiyat kaisora-caitanyo
murti-matya grihasramat
lakshmyarcito ’tha vag-devya
disam jayi-jaya-cchalat
TRANSLATION
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, Lakshmi devi, worshiped Him at home. Since He is therefore the husband or Lord of both goddesses, I offer my obeisances unto Him. (Sri Chaitanya Charitamrta. Adi lila 16:3.)
kamais tais tair hrita jnanah
prapadyante ’nya-devatah
tam tam niyamam asthaya
prakritya niyatah svaya
“Those whose minds are distorted by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures.” (Bg. 7.20)
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