Caitanya-caritāmṛta 9.122
lakṣmī kene nā pāila, ihāra ki kāraṇa tapa kari’ kaiche kṛṣṇa pāila śruti-gaṇa
[lakshmee kene naa paaila, ihaara ki kaarana tapa kari’ kaiche krishna paaila shruti-gana]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
lakṣmī kene nā pāila, ihāra ki kāraṇa tapa kari’ kaiche kṛṣṇa pāila śruti-gaṇa
“But can you tell Me why the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī, could not enter the rāsa dance? The authorities of Vedic knowledge could enter the dance and associate with Kṛṣṇa.
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