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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 7.28

‘ātma-bhūta’-śabde kahe ‘pāriṣada-gaṇa’ aiśvarya-jñāne lakṣmī nā pāilā vrajendra-nandana
[‘aatma-bhoota’-shabde kahe ‘paarishada-gana’ aishvarya-jnaane lakshmee naa paailaa vrajendra-nandana]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
‘ātma-bhūta’-śabde kahe ‘pāriṣada-gaṇa’ aiśvarya-jñāne lakṣmī nā pāilā vrajendra-nandana
“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.

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.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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