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CC Madhya 14.206

Bengali

এত সম্পত্তি ছাড়ি, কেনে গেলা বৃন্দাবন ।
তাঁরে হাস্য করিতে লক্ষ্মী করিলা সাজন ॥ ২০৬ ॥

Text

eta sampatti chāḍi’ kene gelā vṛndāvana
tāṅre hāsya karite lakṣmī karilā sājana

Synonyms

eta sampatti — so much opulence; chāḍi’ — giving up; kene — why; gelā — He went; vṛndāvana — to Vṛndāvana; tāṅre hāsya karite — to make Him a laughingstock; lakṣmī — the goddess of fortune; karilā — made; sājana — so much decoration.

Translation

“She wondered, ‘Why did Lord Jagannātha give up so much opulence and go to Vṛndāvana?’ To make Him a laughingstock, the goddess of fortune made arrangements for much decoration.