Gharere Ā Ila Prabhu Ratna LaiÑā

Lord Gaura returns home with many jewels. To mother Śacī He happily gives the wealth He had brought.

Lord Gaura bows down before her and gazes at her face. He face drawn and withered, Śacī speaks not a word.

Lord Gaura says, "Mother, why is your face so drawn and withered? When I see your face so sad, My heart bursts into flames.

Hearing these words, Śacī speaks some broken words in a choked voice. Tears stream from her eyes and wet the cloth over her heart.

She has no power to speak. Grief fills her throat. Finally she says, "My daughter-in-law has gone to Vaikuṇṭha."

Lord Gaura says, "Renounce your grief. O mother, please hear My words. No one can destroy his destiny, the destiny Lord Brahmā writes on his forehead."

Carefully listening to her son's words, Śacī did not lament. She did not lament in her heart.

Locana dāsa says: Please hear this pastime, the pastime of Lakṣmīpriyā's ascent to Vaikuṇṭha. In this way I have sung of Lord Viśvambhara's pastimes.