ঽআত্মভূতঽশব্দে কহে ঽপারিষদগণঽ ঐশ্বর্যজ্ঞানে লক্ষ্মী না পাইলা ব্রজেন্দ্রনন্দন
ऽआत्मभूतऽशब्दे कहे ऽपारिषदगणऽ ऐश्वर्यज्ञाने लक्ष्मी ना पाइला व्रजेन्द्रनन्दन
'ātma-bhūta'-śabde kahe 'pāriṣada-gaṇa' aiśvarya-jñāne lakṣmī nā pāilā vrajendra-nandana
Synonyms
ātma-bhūta-śabde—the word ātma-bhūta; kahe—means; pāriṣada-gaṇa—personal associates; aiśvarya-jñāne—in the understanding of opulence; lakṣmī—the goddess of fortune; nā pāilā—could not get; vrajendra-nandana—the shelter of Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda Mahārāja..
Translation
"The word 'ātma-bhūta' means 'personal associates.' Through the understanding of opulence, the goddess of fortune could not receive the shelter of Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda Mahārāja.
Purport
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.