# Cc. Madhya 9.122 ## Text > lakṣmī kene nā pāila, ihāra ki kāraṇa > tapa kari' kaiche kṛṣṇa pāila śruti-gaṇa ## Synonyms *lakṣmī*—the goddess of fortune; *kene*—why; *nā*—did not; *pāila*—get; *ihāra*—of this; *ki*—what; *kāraṇa*—cause; *tapa* *kari'*—undergoing severe austerities; *aiche*—how; *kṛṣṇa*—Lord Kṛṣṇa; *pāila*—attained; *śruti*-*gaṇa*—Vedic authorities. ## Translation **"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.**