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Madhya 4: Sri Madhavendra Puri's Devotional Service

Chapter 4:

Sri Madhavendra Puri's Devotional Service

In his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura gives the

following summary of the Fourth Chapter. Passing along the path of

Chatrabhoga and coming to Vrddhamantresvara, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

reached the border of Orissa. On His way He enjoyed transcendental bliss

by chanting and begging alms in different villages. In this way He

reached the celebrated village of Remuna, where there is a Deity of

Gopinatha. There He narrated the story of Madhavendra Puri, as He had

heard it from His spiritual master, Isvara Puri. The narration is as

follows.

One night while in Govardhana, Madhavendra Puri dreamed that the Gopala

Deity was within the forest. The next morning he invited his

neighborhood friends to accompany him to excavate the Deity from the

jungle. He then established the Deity of Sri Gopalaji on top of

Govardhana Hill with great pomp. Gopala was worshiped, and the Annakuta

festival was observed. This festival was known everywhere, and many

people from the neighboring villages came to join. One night the Gopala

Deity again appeared to Madhavendra Puri in a dream and asked him to go

to Jagannatha Puri to collect some sandalwood pulp and smear it on the

body of the Deity. Having received this order, Madhavendra Puri

immediately started for Orissa. Traveling through Bengal, he reached

Remuna village and there received a pot of condensed milk (ksira)

offered to the Deity of Gopinathaji. This pot of condensed milk was

stolen by Gopinatha and delivered to Madhavendra Puri. Since then, the

Gopinatha Deity has been known as Ksira-cora-gopinatha, the Deity who

stole the pot of condensed milk. After reaching Jagannatha Puri,

Madhavendra Puri received permission from the King to take out one maund

of sandalwood and twenty tolas of camphor. Aided by two men, he brought

these things to Remuna. Again he saw in a dream that Gopala at

Govardhana Hill desired that very sandalwood to be turned into pulp

mixed with camphor and smeared over the body of Gopinathaji.

Understanding that that would satisfy the Gopala Deity at Govardhana,

Madhavendra Puri executed the order and returned to Jagannatha Puri.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu narrated this story for Lord Nityananda Prabhu

and other devotees and praised the pure devotional service of

Madhavendra Puri. When He recited some verses composed by Madhavendra

Puri, He went into an ecstatic mood. But when He saw that many people

were assembled, He checked Himself and ate some sweet rice prasadam.

Thus He passed that night, and the next morning He again started for

Jagannatha Puri.

Madhya 4.1

TEXT 1

TEXT

yasmai datum corayan ksira-bhandam

gopinathah ksira-corabhidho 'bhut

sri-gopalah pradurasid vasah san

yat-premna tam madhavendram nato 'smi

SYNONYMS

yasmai -- unto whom; datum -- to deliver; corayan -- stealing; ksira-

bhandam -- the pot of sweet rice; gopinathah -- Gopinatha; ksira-cora --

stealer of a pot of sweet rice; abhidhah -- celebrated; abhut -- became;

sri-gopalah -- Sri Gopala Deity; pradurasit appeared; vasah --

captivated; san -- being; yat-premna -- by his love; tam -- unto him;

madhavendram -- Madhavendra Puri, who was in the Madhva-sampradaya;

natah asmi -- I offer my respectful obeisances.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Madhavendra Puri, who was given a

pot of sweet rice stolen by Sri Gopinatha, celebrated thereafter as

Ksira-cora. Being pleased by Madhavendra Puri's love, Sri Gopala, the

Deity at Govardhana, appeared to the public vision.

PURPORT

Bhaktivinoda Thakura annotates that this Gopala Deity was originally

installed by Vajra, the great-grandson of Krsna. Madhavendra Puri

rediscovered Gopala and established Him on top of Govardhana Hill. This

Gopala Deity is now situated at Nathadvara and is under the management

of descendants of Vallabhacarya. The worship of the Deity is very

luxurious, and one who goes there can purchase varieties of prasadam by

paying a small price.

Madhya 4.2

TEXT 2

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jaya jaya gauracandra jaya nityananda

jayadvaitacandra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya gauracandra -- all glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jaya

nityananda -- all glories to Lord Nityananda; jaya advaita-candra -- all

glories to Advaita Prabhu; jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda -- all glories to the

devotees of the Lord.

TRANSLATION

All glories to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Nityananda

Prabhu! All glories to Advaita Prabhu! And all glories to all the

devotees of Lord Caitanya!

Madhya 4.3–4

TEXTS 3–4

TEXT

niladri-gamana, jagannatha-darasana

sarvabhauma bhattacarya-prabhura milana

e saba lila prabhura dasa vrndavana

vistari' kariyachena uttama varnana

SYNONYMS

niladri-gamana -- going to Jagannatha Puri; jagannatha-darasana --

visiting the temple of Lord Jagannatha; sarvabhauma bhattacarya -- with

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; prabhura -- of the Lord; milana -- meeting; e

saba -- all these; lila -- pastimes; prabhura -- of the Lord; dasa

vrndavana -- Vrndavana dasa Thakura; vistari' -- elaborating;

kariyachena -- has done; uttama -- very nice; varnana -- description.

TRANSLATION

The Lord went to Jagannatha Puri and visited Lord Jagannatha's temple.

He also met with Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya. All these pastimes have been

very elaborately explained by Vrndavana dasa Thakura in his book

Caitanya-bhagavata.

Madhya 4.5

TEXT 5

TEXT

sahaje vicitra madhura caitanya-vihara

vrndavana-dasa-mukhe amrtera dhara

SYNONYMS

sahaje -- naturally; vicitra -- wonderful; madhura -- sweet; caitanya --

of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vihara -- the activities; vrndavana-dasa --

of Vrndavana dasa Thakura; mukhe -- from the mouth; amrtera -- of nectar;

dhara -- shower.

TRANSLATION

By nature all the activities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are very

wonderful and sweet, and when they are described by Vrndavana dasa

Thakura, they become like a shower of nectar.

Madhya 4.6

TEXT 6

TEXT

ataeva taha varnile haya punarukti

dambha kari' varni yadi taiche nahi sakti

SYNONYMS

ataeva -- therefore; taha -- such activities; varnile -- if describing;

haya -- there is; punarukti -- repetition; dambha kari' -- being proud;

varni -- I describe; yadi -- if; taiche -- such; nahi -- there is not;

sakti -- power.

TRANSLATION

Therefore I very humbly submit that since these incidents have already

been nicely described by Vrndavana dasa Thakura, I would be very proud

to repeat the same thing, and this would not be very good. I do not have

such powers.

Madhya 4.7

TEXT 7

TEXT

caitanya-mangale yaha karila varnana

sutra-rupe sei lila kariye sucana

SYNONYMS

caitanya-mangale -- in the book named Caitanya-mangala; yaha -- whatever;

karila varnana -- has described; sutra-rupe -- in the form of a

synopsis; sei lila -- those pastimes; kariye sucana -- I shall present.

TRANSLATION

I am therefore presenting only a synopsis of those events already

described elaborately by Vrndavana dasa Thakura in his Caitanya-mangala [

now known as Caitanya-bhagavata].

Madhya 4.8

TEXT 8

TEXT

tanra sutre ache, tenha na kaila varnana

yatha-kathancit kari' se lila kathana

SYNONYMS

tanra -- his; sutre -- in the synopsis; ache -- there are; tenha -- he;

na kaila varnana -- did not describe; yatha-kathancit -- something of

them; kari' -- doing; se -- these; lila -- of pastimes; kathana --

narration.

TRANSLATION

Some of the incidents he did not describe elaborately but only

summarized, and these I shall try to describe in this book.

Madhya 4.9

TEXT 9

TEXT

ataeva tanra paye kari namaskara

tanra paya aparadha na ha-uk amara

SYNONYMS

ataeva -- therefore; tanra paye -- at his lotus feet; kari -- I do;

namaskara -- obeisances; tanra paya -- to the lotus feet of Vrndavana

dasa Thakura; aparadha -- offense; na -- not; ha-uk -- let it happen;

amara -- my.

TRANSLATION

I thus offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Vrndavana

dasa Thakura. I hope that I will not offend his lotus feet by this

action.

Madhya 4.10

TEXT 10

TEXT

ei-mata mahaprabhu calila nilacale

cari bhakta sange krsna-kirtana-kutuhale

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; mahaprabhu -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; calila --

proceeded; nilacale -- toward Jagannatha Puri; cari bhakta -- four

devotees; sange -- with; krsna-kirtana -- for chanting of the holy name

of Krsna; kutuhale -- in great eagerness.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu proceeded toward Jagannatha Puri with four of

His devotees, and He chanted the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Krsna

mantra, with great eagerness.

Madhya 4.11

TEXT 11

TEXT

bhiksa lagi' eka-dina eka grama giya

apane bahuta anna anila magiya

SYNONYMS

bhiksa lagi' -- for prasadam; eka-dina -- in one day; eka grama -- to

one village; giya -- going; apane -- personally; bahuta -- a great

quantity; anna -- of rice and other eatables; anila -- brought; magiya --

begging.

TRANSLATION

Each day Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally went to a village and

collected a great quantity of rice and other grains for the preparation

of prasadam.

Madhya 4.12

TEXT 12

TEXT

pathe bada bada dani vighna nahi kare

ta' sabare krpa kari' aila remunare

SYNONYMS

pathe -- on the way; bada bada -- big, big; dani -- toll or tax

collector; vighna -- hindrances; nahi -- not; kare -- make; ta' sabare --

to all of them; krpa kari' -- showing mercy; aila -- reached; remunare -

- the village known as Remuna.

TRANSLATION

There were many rivers on the way, and at each river there was a tax

collector. The tax collectors did not hinder the Lord, however, and He

showed them mercy. Finally He reached the village of Remuna.

PURPORT

There is a railway station named Balesvara, and five miles to the west

is the village of Remuna. The temple of Ksira-cora-gopinatha still

exists in this village, and within the temple the samadhi tomb of

Rasikananda Prabhu, the chief disciple of Syamananda Gosvami, can still

be found.

Madhya 4.13

TEXT 13

TEXT

remunate gopinatha parama-mohana

bhakti kari' kaila prabhu tanra darasana

SYNONYMS

remunate -- in that village of Remuna; gopinatha -- the Deity of

Gopinatha; parama-mohana -- very attractive; bhakti kari' -- with great

devotion; kaila -- did; prabhu -- the Lord; tanra -- of Him; darasana --

visit.

TRANSLATION

The Deity of Gopinatha in the temple at Remuna was very attractive. Lord

Caitanya visited the temple and offered His obeisances with great

devotion.

Madhya 4.14

TEXT 14

TEXT

tanra pada-padma nikata pranama karite

tanra puspa-cuda padila prabhura mathate

SYNONYMS

tanra pada-padma -- the lotus feet of Gopinatha; nikata -- near; pranama

-- obeisances; karite -- while offering; tanra -- His; puspa-cuda --

helmet of flowers; padila -- fell down; prabhura -- of the Lord; mathate

-- on the head.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered His obeisances at the lotus feet of

the Gopinatha Deity, the helmet of flowers on the head of Gopinatha fell

down and landed on the head of Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Madhya 4.15

TEXT 15

TEXT

cuda pana mahaprabhura anandita mana

bahu nrtya-gita kaila lana bhakta-gana

SYNONYMS

cuda pana -- getting the helmet; mahaprabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; anandita -- pleased; mana -- the mind; bahu -- various kinds;

nrtya-gita -- dancing and chanting; kaila -- performed; lana -- with;

bhakta-gana -- the devotees.

TRANSLATION

When the Deity's helmet fell upon His head, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

became very pleased, and thus He chanted and danced in various ways with

His devotees.

Madhya 4.16

TEXT 16

TEXT

prabhura prabhava dekhi' prema-rupa-guna

vismita ha-ila gopinathera dasa-gana

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- of the Lord; prabhava -- the influence; dekhi' -- seeing;

prema-rupa -- His beauty; guna -- and His qualities; vismita ha-ila --

became struck with wonder; gopinathera -- of the Gopinatha Deity; dasa-

gana -- the servants.

TRANSLATION

All the servants of the Deity were struck with wonder due to Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's intense love, His exquisite beauty and His

transcendental qualities.

Madhya 4.17

TEXT 17

TEXT

nana-rupe pritye kaila prabhura sevana

sei ratri tahan prabhu karila vancana

SYNONYMS

nana-rupe -- in various ways; pritye -- on account of love; kaila -- did;

prabhura -- of the Lord; sevana -- service; sei ratri -- that night;

tahan -- there; prabhu -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karila -- did;

vancana -- passing.

TRANSLATION

Because of their love for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, they served Him in

many ways, and that night the Lord stayed at the temple of Gopinatha.

Madhya 4.18

TEXT 18

TEXT

mahaprasada-ksira-lobhe rahila prabhu tatha

purve isvara-puri tanre kahiyachena katha

SYNONYMS

maha-prasada -- for the remnants of food; ksira -- sweet rice; lobhe --

in eagerness; rahila -- remained; prabhu -- the Lord; tatha -- there;

purve -- before that; isvara-puri -- Isvara Puri, His spiritual master;

tanre -- unto Him; kahiyachena -- told; katha -- a narration.

TRANSLATION

The Lord remained there because He was very eager to receive the

remnants of sweet rice offered to the Gopinatha Deity, having heard a

narration from His spiritual master, Isvara Puri, of what had once

happened there.

Madhya 4.19

TEXT 19

TEXT

‘ksira-cora gopinatha' prasiddha tanra nama

bhakta-gane kahe prabhu sei ta' akhyana

SYNONYMS

ksira-cora gopinatha -- the Gopinatha who stole the pot of sweet rice;

prasiddha -- very famous; tanra nama -- His name; bhakta-gane -- to all

the devotees; kahe -- tells; prabhu -- the Lord; sei ta' akhyana -- that

narration.

TRANSLATION

That Deity was known widely as Ksira-cora-gopinatha, and Caitanya

Mahaprabhu told His devotees the story of how the Deity became so famous.

Madhya 4.20

TEXT 20

TEXT

purve madhava-purira lagi' ksira kaila curi

ataeva nama haila ‘ksira-cora hari'

SYNONYMS

purve -- formerly; madhava-purira lagi' -- for Madhavendra Puri; ksira --

sweet rice; kaila -- did; curi -- steal; ataeva -- therefore; nama --

the name; haila -- became; ksira-cora hari -- the Lord who stole a pot

of sweet rice.

TRANSLATION

Formerly the Deity had stolen a pot of sweet rice for Madhavendra Puri;

therefore He became very famous as the Lord who stole the sweet rice.

Madhya 4.21

TEXT 21

TEXT

purve sri-madhava-puri aila vrndavana

bhramite bhramite gela giri govardhana

SYNONYMS

purve -- formerly; sri-madhava-puri -- Srila Madhavendra Puri; aila --

came; vrndavana -- to Vrndavana; bhramite bhramite -- while traveling;

gela -- went; giri govardhana -- to the hill known as Govardhana.

TRANSLATION

Once, Sri Madhavendra Puri traveled to Vrndavana, where he came upon the

hill known as Govardhana.

Madhya 4.22

TEXT 22

TEXT

preme matta, -- nahi tanra ratri-dina-jnana

ksane uthe, ksane pade, nahi sthanasthana

SYNONYMS

preme matta -- maddened in the ecstasy of love of Krsna; nahi -- there

was not; tanra -- of him; ratri-dina-jnana -- knowledge of day and night;

ksane -- sometimes; uthe -- stands; ksane pade -- sometimes falls; nahi

-- there was no sense; sthana-asthana -- a proper place or not.

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri was almost mad in his ecstasy of love of Godhead, and

he did not know whether it was day or night. Sometimes he stood up, and

sometimes he fell to the ground. He could not discriminate whether he

was in a proper place or not.

Madhya 4.23

TEXT 23

TEXT

saila parikrama kari' govinda-kunde asi'

snana kari, vrksa-tale ache sandhyaya vasi'

SYNONYMS

saila -- the hill; parikrama -- circumambulation; kari' -- finishing;

govinda-kunde -- to the bank of the Govinda-kunda; asi' -- coming there;

snana kari -- taking a bath; vrksa-tale -- under the shade of a tree;

ache -- is; sandhyaya -- in the evening; vasi' -- resting.

TRANSLATION

After circumambulating the hill, Madhavendra Puri went to Govinda-kunda

and took his bath. He then sat beneath a tree to take his evening rest.

Madhya 4.24

TEXT 24

TEXT

gopala-balaka eka dugdha-bhanda lana

asi' age dhari' kichu balila hasiya

SYNONYMS

gopala-balaka -- cowherd boy; eka -- one; dugdha-bhanda lana -- taking a

pot of milk; asi' -- coming; age dhari' -- holding it in front; kichu --

something; balila -- said; hasiya -- smiling.

TRANSLATION

While he was sitting beneath a tree, an unknown cowherd boy came with a

pot of milk, placed it before Madhavendra Puri and, smiling, addressed

him as follows.

Madhya 4.25

TEXT 25

TEXT

puri, ei dugdha lana kara tumi pana

magi' kene nahi khao, kiba kara dhyana

SYNONYMS

puri -- O Madhavendra Puri; ei dugdha lana -- taking this milk; kara

tumi pana -- drink it; magi' -- by begging; kene -- why; nahi -- not;

khao -- you eat; kiba -- what; kara -- do; dhyana -- meditation.

TRANSLATION

"O Madhavendra Puri, please drink the milk I have brought. Why don't you

beg some food to eat? What kind of meditation are you undergoing?"

Madhya 4.26

TEXT 26

TEXT

balakera saundarye purira ha-ila santosa

tahara madhura-vakye gela bhoka-sosa

SYNONYMS

balakera -- of the boy; saundarye -- in the beauty; purira -- of

Madhavendra Puri; ha-ila -- was; santosa -- very much satisfaction;

tahara -- of Him; madhura-vakye -- by the sweet words; gela -- forgot;

bhoka-sosa -- all hunger and thirst.

TRANSLATION

When he saw the beauty of that boy, Madhavendra Puri became very

satisfied. Hearing His sweet words, he forgot all hunger and thirst.

Madhya 4.27

TEXT 27

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puri kahe, -- ke tumi, kahan tomara vasa

ke-mate janile, ami kari upavasa

SYNONYMS

puri kahe -- Madhavendra Puri inquired from the boy; ke tumi -- who are

You; kahan tomara vasa -- where do You reside; ke-mate -- how; janile --

You know; ami kari upavasa -- I am fasting.

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri said, "Who are You? Where do You reside? And how did

You know that I was fasting?"

Madhya 4.28

TEXT 28

TEXT

balaka kahe, -- gopa ami, ei grame vasi

amara gramete keha na rahe upavasi

SYNONYMS

balaka kahe -- the boy said; gopa ami -- I am a cowherd boy; ei grame

vasi -- I reside in this village; amara gramete -- in My village; keha --

anyone; na -- not; rahe -- remains; upavasi -- without food.

TRANSLATION

The boy replied, "Sir, I am a cowherd boy, and I reside in this village.

In My village, no one fasts.

Madhya 4.29

TEXT 29

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keha anna magi' khaya, keha dugdhahara

ayacaka-jane ami diye ta' ahara

SYNONYMS

keha -- someone; anna -- food; magi' -- begging; khaya -- eats; keha --

someone; dugdha-ahara -- drinks milk; ayacaka-jane -- a person who does

not beg; ami -- I; diye -- supply; ta' -- certainly; ahara -- eatables.

TRANSLATION

"In this village a person can beg food from others and thus eat. Some

people drink only milk, but if a person does not ask anyone for food, I

supply him all his eatables.

Madhya 4.30

TEXT 30

TEXT

jala nite stri-gana tomare dekhi' gela

stri-saba dugdha diya amare pathaila

SYNONYMS

jala nite -- for bringing water; stri-gana -- the women; tomare -- you;

dekhi' gela -- saw you and went; stri-saba -- all the women; dugdha --

milk; diya -- giving; amare -- Me; pathaila -- have sent.

TRANSLATION

"The women who come here to take water saw you, and they supplied Me

with this milk and sent Me to you."

Madhya 4.31

TEXT 31

TEXT

go-dohana karite cahi, sighra ami yaba

ara-bara asi ami ei bhanda la-iba

SYNONYMS

go-dohana karite cahi -- I want to milk the cows; sighra -- very soon;

ami yaba -- I must go; ara-bara -- again; asi -- coming back; ami -- I;

ei -- this; bhanda -- pot; la-iba -- will take it back.

TRANSLATION

The boy continued, "I must go very soon to milk the cows, but I shall

return and take back this milk pot from you."

Madhya 4.32

TEXT 32

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eta bali' gela balaka na dekhiye ara

madhava-purira citte ha-ila camatkara

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; gela -- went; balaka -- the boy; na -- not;

dekhiye -- could be seen; ara -- any more; madhava-purira -- of

Madhavendra Puri; citte -- in the mind; ha-ila -- there was; camatkara --

wonder.

TRANSLATION

Saying this, the boy left the place. Indeed, He suddenly could be seen

no more, and Madhavendra Puri's heart was filled with wonder.

Madhya 4.33

TEXT 33

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dugdha pana kari' bhanda dhuna rakhila

bata dekhe, se balaka punah na aila

SYNONYMS

dugdha -- milk; pana kari' -- drinking; bhanda -- the pot; dhuna --

washing; rakhila -- kept aside; bata dekhe -- looks at the path; se

balaka -- the boy; punah -- again; na aila -- did not come back.

TRANSLATION

After drinking the milk, Madhavendra Puri washed the pot and put it

aside. He looked toward the path, but the boy never returned.

Madhya 4.34

TEXT 34

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vasi' nama laya puri, nidra nahi haya

sesa-ratre tandra haila, -- bahya-vrtti-laya

SYNONYMS

vasi' -- sitting there; nama laya -- chants the Hare Krsna maha-mantra;

puri -- Madhavendra Puri; nidra -- sleep; nahi haya -- there was not;

sesa-ratre -- at the end of the night; tandra -- dozing; haila -- there

was; bahya-vrtti -- of external activities; laya -- stop.

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri could not sleep. He sat and chanted the Hare Krsna maha-

mantra, and at the end of the night he dozed a little, and his external

activities stopped.

Madhya 4.35

TEXT 35

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svapne dekhe, sei balaka sammukhe asina

eka kunje lana gela hatete dharina

SYNONYMS

svapne -- in a dream; dekhe -- he saw; sei balaka -- the very same boy;

sammukhe -- in front; asina -- coming; eka kunje -- in one of the bushes;

lana -- taking him; gela -- went; hatete dharina -- holding him by the

hand.

TRANSLATION

In a dream Madhavendra Puri saw the very same boy. The boy came before

him and, holding his hand, took him to a bush in the jungle.

Madhya 4.36

TEXT 36

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kunja dekhana kahe, -- ami ei kunje ra-i

sita-vrsti-vatagnite maha-duhkha pai

SYNONYMS

kunja dekhana -- while showing him the bush; kahe -- He says; ami -- I;

ei -- this; kunje -- in the bush; ra-i -- reside; sita-vrsti -- in

chilly cold and in showering rain; vata -- in severe wind; agnite -- and

in scorching heat; maha-duhkha pai -- I am experiencing great pain.

TRANSLATION

The boy showed Madhavendra Puri the bush and said, "I reside in this

bush, and because of this I suffer very much from severe cold, rain

showers, winds and scorching heat.

Madhya 4.37

TEXT 37

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gramera loka ani' ama kadha' kunja haite

parvata-upari lana rakha bhala-mate

SYNONYMS

gramera -- of the village; loka -- the people; ani' -- bringing; ama --

Me; kadha' -- take out; kunja haite -- from this bush; parvata-upari --

on the top of the hill; lana -- taking Me; rakha -- keep Me; bhala-mate -

- very nicely.

TRANSLATION

"Please bring the people of the village and get them to take Me out of

this bush. Then have them situate Me nicely on top of the hill.

Madhya 4.38

TEXT 38

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eka matha kari' tahan karaha sthapana

bahu sitala jale kara sri-anga marjana

SYNONYMS

eka -- one; matha -- temple; kari' -- constructing; tahan -- there;

karaha -- do; sthapana -- installment; bahu -- much; sitala -- cold;

jale -- in water; kara -- do; sri-anga -- My transcendental body;

marjana -- washing.

TRANSLATION

"Please construct a temple on top of that hill," the boy continued, "and

install Me in that temple. After this, wash Me with large quantities of

cold water so that My body may be cleansed.

Madhya 4.39

TEXT 39

TEXT

bahu-dina tomara patha kari niriksana

kabe asi' madhava ama karibe sevana

SYNONYMS

bahu-dina -- many days; tomara -- of you; patha -- the path; kari -- I

do; niriksana -- observing; kabe -- when; asi' -- coming; madhava --

Madhavendra Puri; ama -- Me; karibe -- he will do; sevana -- serving.

TRANSLATION

"For many days I have been observing you, and I have been wondering, ‘

When will Madhavendra Puri come here to serve Me?'

Madhya 4.40

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TEXT

tomara prema-vase kari' seva angikara

darsana diya nistariba sakala samsara

SYNONYMS

tomara -- your; prema-vase -- by being subjugated by the love; kari' --

doing; seva -- of service; angikara -- acceptance; darsana diya --

giving audience; nistariba -- I shall deliver; sakala -- all; samsara --

the material world.

TRANSLATION

"I have accepted your service due to your ecstatic love for Me. Thus I

shall appear, and by My audience all fallen souls will be delivered.

Madhya 4.41

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TEXT

‘sri-gopala' nama mora, -- govardhana-dhari

vajrera sthapita, ami ihan adhikari

SYNONYMS

sri-gopala nama -- the name Sri Gopala; mora -- My; govardhana-dhari --

the lifter of Govardhana Hill; vajrera -- by Vajra, the great-grandson

of Krsna; sthapita -- installed; ami -- I; ihan -- here; adhikari -- the

authority.

TRANSLATION

"My name is Gopala. I am the lifter of Govardhana Hill. I was installed

by Vajra, and here I am the authority.

Madhya 4.42

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TEXT

saila-upari haite ama kunje lukana

mleccha-bhaye sevaka mora gela palana

SYNONYMS

saila-upari -- the top of the hill; haite -- from; ama -- Me; kunje --

in the bushes; lukana -- concealing; mleccha-bhaye -- from fear of the

Muslims; sevaka -- servant; mora -- My; gela -- went; palana -- running

away.

TRANSLATION

"When the Muslims attacked, the priest who was serving Me hid Me in this

bush in the jungle. Then he ran away out of fear of the attack.

Madhya 4.43

TEXT 43

TEXT

sei haite rahi ami ei kunja-sthane

bhala haila aila ama kadha savadhane

SYNONYMS

sei haite -- from that time; rahi -- reside; ami -- I; ei -- this; kunja-

sthane -- in the bush; bhala haila -- it was very good; aila -- you have

come; ama -- Me; kadha -- take out; savadhane -- with care.

TRANSLATION

"Since the priest went away, I have been staying in this bush. It is

very good that you have come here. Now just remove Me with care."

Madhya 4.44

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TEXT

eta bali' se-balaka antardhana kaila

jagiya madhava-puri vicara karila

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; se-balaka -- that very boy; antardhana kaila --

disappeared; jagiya -- awakening; madhava-puri -- Madhavendra Puri;

vicara -- consideration; karila -- made.

TRANSLATION

After saying this, the boy disappeared. Then Madhavendra Puri woke up

and began to consider his dream.

Madhya 4.45

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TEXT

sri-krsnake dekhinu muni narinu cinite

eta bali' premavese padila bhumite

SYNONYMS

sri-krsnake dekhinu -- saw Lord Krsna personally; muni -- I; narinu --

was unable; cinite -- to identify; eta bali' -- saying this; prema-avese

-- in the ecstasy of love; padila -- fell down; bhumite -- on the ground.

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri began to lament, "I saw Lord Krsna directly, but I

could not recognize Him!" Thus he fell down on the ground in ecstatic

love.

Madhya 4.46

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TEXT

ksaneka rodana kari, mana kaila dhira

ajna-palana lagi' ha-ila susthira

SYNONYMS

ksaneka -- for some time; rodana kari -- crying; mana -- mind; kaila --

made; dhira -- pacified; ajna -- the order; palana -- of executing; lagi'

-- for the matter; ha-ila -- became; su-sthira -- silent.

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri cried for some time, but then he fixed his mind on

executing the order of Gopala. Thus he became tranquil.

Madhya 4.47

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TEXT

pratah-snana kari' puri grama-madhye gela

saba loka ekatra kari' kahite lagila

SYNONYMS

pratah-snana -- morning bath; kari' -- finishing; puri -- Madhavendra

Puri; grama-madhye -- within the village; gela -- entered; saba loka --

all the people; ekatra kari' -- assembling; kahite lagila -- began to

speak.

TRANSLATION

After taking his morning bath, Madhavendra Puri entered the village and

assembled all the people. Then he spoke as follows.

Madhya 4.48

TEXT 48

TEXT

gramera isvara tomara -- govardhana-dhari

kunje ache, cala, tanre bahira ye kari

SYNONYMS

gramera -- of the village; isvara -- the proprietor; tomara -- your;

govardhana-dhari -- the lifter of Govardhana Hill; kunje ache -- in the

bushes in the jungle; cala -- let us go; tanre -- Him; bahira ye kari --

take out.

TRANSLATION

"The proprietor of this village, Govardhana-dhari, is lying in the

bushes. Let us go there and rescue Him from that place.

Madhya 4.49

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TEXT

atyanta nivida kunja, -- nari pravesite

kuthari kodali laha dvara karite

SYNONYMS

atyanta -- very; nivida -- dense; kunja -- bushes; nari -- we are not

able; pravesite -- to enter; kuthari -- choppers; kodali -- spades; laha

-- take; dvara karite -- to make a way.

TRANSLATION

"The bushes are very dense, and we will not be able to enter the jungle.

Therefore take choppers and spades to clear the way."

Madhya 4.50

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TEXT

suni' loka tanra sange calila harise

kunja kati' dvara kari' karila pravese

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing; loka -- the people; tanra -- him; sange -- with;

calila -- went; harise -- with great pleasure; kunja kati' -- cutting

the bushes; dvara -- a way; kari' -- making; karila pravese -- entered.

TRANSLATION

After hearing this, all the people accompanied Madhavendra Puri with

great pleasure. According to his directions, they cut down bushes,

cleared a path and entered the jungle.

Madhya 4.51

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TEXT

thakura dekhila mati-trne acchadita

dekhi' saba loka haila anande vismita

SYNONYMS

thakura -- the Deity; dekhila -- they saw; mati -- with dirt; trne --

and grass; acchadita -- covered; dekhi' -- seeing; saba loka -- all the

people; haila -- became; anande -- with pleasure; vismita -- amazed.

TRANSLATION

When they saw the Deity covered with dirt and grass, they were all

struck with wonder and pleasure.

Madhya 4.52

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TEXT

avarana dura kari' karila vidite

maha-bhari thakura -- keha nare calaite

SYNONYMS

avarana -- the covering; dura kari' -- clearing away; karila vidite --

declared; maha-bhari -- very heavy; thakura -- the Deity; keha -- anyone;

nare -- not able; calaite -- to cause to move.

TRANSLATION

After they had cleansed the body of the Deity, some of them said, "The

Deity is very heavy. No single person can move Him."

Madhya 4.53

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TEXT

maha-maha-balistha loka ekatra karina

parvata-upari gela puri thakura lana

SYNONYMS

maha-maha-balistha -- who are very strong; loka -- persons; ekatra

karina -- assembling; parvata-upari -- to the top of the hill; gela --

went; puri -- Madhavendra Puri; thakura lana -- taking the Deity.

TRANSLATION

Since the Deity was very heavy, some of the stronger men assembled to

carry Him to the top of the hill. Madhavendra Puri also went there.

Madhya 4.54

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TEXT

patharera simhasane thakura vasaila

bada eka pathara prsthe avalamba dila

SYNONYMS

patharera -- of stone; simha-asane -- on a throne; thakura -- the Deity;

vasaila -- installed; bada -- big; eka -- one; pathara -- stone; prsthe -

- at the back; avalamba -- support; dila -- gave.

TRANSLATION

A big stone was made into a throne, and the Deity was installed upon it.

Another big stone was placed behind the Deity for support.

Madhya 4.55

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TEXT

gramera brahmana saba nava ghata lana

govinda-kundera jala anila chanina

SYNONYMS

gramera -- of the village; brahmana -- brahmana priests; saba -- all;

nava -- nine; ghata -- waterpots; lana -- bringing; govinda-kundera --

of the lake known as Govinda-kunda; jala -- the water; anila -- brought;

chanina -- filtering.

TRANSLATION

All the brahmana priests of the village gathered together with nine

waterpots, and water from Govinda-kunda lake was brought there and

filtered.

Madhya 4.56

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TEXT

nava sata-ghata jala kaila upanita

nana vadya-bheri baje, stri-gana gaya gita

SYNONYMS

nava -- nine; sata-ghata -- hundreds of waterpots; jala -- water; kaila -

- made; upanita -- brought; nana -- various; vadya -- musical sounds;

bheri -- bugles; baje -- vibrate; stri-gana -- all the women; gaya --

chant; gita -- various songs.

TRANSLATION

When the Deity was being installed, nine hundred pots of water were

brought from Govinda-kunda. There were musical sounds of bugles and

drums and the singing of women.

Madhya 4.57

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TEXT

keha gaya, keha nace, mahotsava haila

dadhi, dugdha, ghrta aila grame yata chila

SYNONYMS

keha gaya -- some sing; keha nace -- some dance; mahotsava haila --

there was a festival; dadhi -- yogurt; dugdha -- milk; ghrta --

clarified butter; aila -- was brought; grame -- in the village; yata --

as much; chila -- as there was.

TRANSLATION

During the festival at the installation ceremony, some people sang and

some danced. All the milk, yogurt and clarified butter in the village

were brought to the festival.

Madhya 4.58

TEXT 58

TEXT

bhoga-samagri aila sandesadi yata

nana upahara, taha kahite pari kata

SYNONYMS

bhoga-samagri -- ingredients for eatables to be offered; aila -- brought

in; sandesa-adi -- sweetmeats; yata -- all kinds of; nana -- various;

upahara -- presentations; taha -- that; kahite -- to say; pari -- I am

able; kata -- how much.

TRANSLATION

Various foods and sweetmeats, as well as other kinds of presentations,

were brought there. I am unable to describe all these.

Madhya 4.59

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TEXT

tulasi adi, puspa, vastra aila aneka

apane madhava-puri kaila abhiseka

SYNONYMS

tulasi -- tulasi leaves; adi -- and others; puspa -- flowers; vastra --

garments; aila -- arrived; aneka -- in great quantity; apane --

personally; madhava-puri -- Sri Madhavendra Puri; kaila -- executed;

abhiseka -- the bathing of the Deity at the beginning of the

installation ceremony.

TRANSLATION

The villagers brought a large quantity of tulasi leaves, flowers, and

various kinds of garments. Then Sri Madhavendra Puri personally began

the abhiseka [bathing ceremony].

PURPORT

In the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (6.30) it is stated that the Deity should be

bathed in water mixed with yogurt and milk, accompanied by the sounds of

conchshells, bells and other instruments and the chanting of the mantra

om bhagavate vasudevaya namah, as well as the chanting of the Brahma-

samhita verses beginning cintamani-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vrksa-

laksavrtesu surabhir abhipalayantam [Bs. 5.29].

Madhya 4.60

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TEXT

amangala dura kari' karaila snana

bahu taila diya kaila sri-anga cikkana

SYNONYMS

amangala -- all inauspiciousness; dura kari' -- driving away; karaila --

caused; snana -- bathing; bahu -- a great quantity; taila -- oil; diya --

applying; kaila -- made; sri-anga -- the body; cikkana -- glossy.

TRANSLATION

After all inauspicious things were driven away by the chanting of the

mantra, the Deity's bathing ceremony started. First the Deity was

massaged with a large quantity of oil, so that His body became very

glossy.

Madhya 4.61

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TEXT

panca-gavya, pancamrte snana karana

maha-snana karaila sata ghata dina

SYNONYMS

panca-gavya -- in five kinds of products from the cow; panca-amrte -- in

a preparation made with five palatable foods; snana -- bath; karana --

finishing; maha-snana -- a vast bath with ghee and water; karaila --

performed; sata -- one hundred; ghata -- waterpots; dina -- with.

TRANSLATION

After the first bathing, further bathings were conducted with panca-

gavya and then with pancamrta. Then the maha-snana was performed with

ghee and water, which had been brought in one hundred pots.

PURPORT

The ingredients of panca-gavya are milk, yogurt, ghee (clarified butter),

cow urine and cow dung. All these items come from the cow; therefore we

can just imagine how important the cow is, since its urine and stool are

required for bathing the Deity. The pancamrta consists of five kinds of

nectar -- yogurt, milk, ghee, honey and sugar. The major portion of this

preparation also comes from the cow. To make it more palatable, sugar

and honey are added.

Madhya 4.62

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TEXT

punah taila diya kaila sri-anga cikkana

sankha-gandhodake kaila snana samadhana

SYNONYMS

punah -- again; taila diya -- with oil; kaila -- made; sri-anga -- the

body of the Deity; cikkana -- shiny; sankha-gandha-udake -- in water

scented with flowers and sandalwood pulp and kept within a conchshell;

kaila -- did; snana -- bath; samadhana -- execution.

TRANSLATION

After the maha-snana was finished, the Deity was again massaged with

scented oil and His body made glossy. Then the last bathing ceremony was

performed with scented water kept within a conchshell.

PURPORT

In his commentary on this occasion, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati

Thakura quotes from the Hari-bhakti-vilasa. Barley powder, wheat powder,

vermilion powder, urad dhal powder and another powder preparation called

avata (made by mixing banana powder and ground rice) are applied to the

Deity's body with a brush made from the hair at the end of a cow's tail.

This produces a nice finish. The oil smeared over the body of the Deity

should be scented. To perform the maha-snana, at least two and a half

manas (about twenty-four gallons) of water are needed to pour over the

body of the Deity.

Madhya 4.63

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TEXT

sri-anga marjana kari' vastra paraila

candana, tulasi, puspa-mala ange dila

SYNONYMS

sri-anga -- the transcendental body of the Deity; marjana kari' --

cleansing; vastra -- garments; paraila -- were put on; candana --

sandalwood pulp; tulasi -- tulasi leaves; puspa-mala -- garlands of

flowers; ange -- on the body; dila -- were placed.

TRANSLATION

After the body of the Deity was cleansed, He was dressed very nicely

with new garments. Then sandalwood pulp, tulasi garlands and other

fragrant flower garlands were placed upon the body of the Deity.

Madhya 4.64

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TEXT

dhupa, dipa, kari' nana bhoga lagaila

dadhi-dugdha-sandesadi yata kichu aila

SYNONYMS

dhupa -- incense; dipa -- lamp; kari' -- burning; nana -- various; bhoga

-- foods; lagaila -- were offered; dadhi -- yogurt; dugdha -- milk;

sandesa -- sweetmeats; adi -- and others; yata -- as much as; kichu --

some; aila -- received.

TRANSLATION

After the bathing ceremony was finished, incense and lamps were burned

and all kinds of food offered before the Deity. These foods included

yogurt, milk and as many sweetmeats as were received.

Madhya 4.65

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TEXT

suvasita jala nava-patre samarpila

acamana diya se tambula nivedila

SYNONYMS

suvasita jala -- scented water; nava-patre -- in new pots; samarpila --

were offered; acamana diya -- when offering acamana (water for washing

the feet and mouth); se -- he; tambula -- pan and spices; nivedila --

offered.

TRANSLATION

The Deity was first offered many varieties of food, then scented

drinking water in new pots, and then water for washing the mouth.

Finally pan mixed with a variety of spices was offered.

Madhya 4.66

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TEXT

aratrika kari' kaila bahuta stavana

dandavat kari' kaila atma-samarpana

SYNONYMS

aratrika -- the performance of aratrika; kari' -- finishing; kaila --

chanted; bahuta -- varieties; stavana -- of prayers; dandavat --

obeisances; kari' -- offering; kaila -- did; atma-samarpana -- self-

surrender.

TRANSLATION

After the last offering of tambula and pan, bhoga-aratrika was performed.

Finally everyone offered various prayers and then obeisances, falling

flat before the Deity in full surrender.

Madhya 4.67

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TEXT

gramera yateka tandula, dali godhuma-curna

sakala aniya dila parvata haila purna

SYNONYMS

gramera -- of the village; yateka -- all; tandula -- the rice; dali --

dhal; godhuma-curna -- wheat flour; sakala -- all; aniya -- bringing;

dila -- offered; parvata -- the top of the hill; haila -- became; purna -

- filled.

TRANSLATION

As soon as the people of the village had understood that the Deity was

going to be installed, they had brought their entire stocks of rice,

dhal and wheat flour. They brought such large quantities that the entire

surface of the top of the hill was filled.

Madhya 4.68

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TEXT

kumbhakara ghare chila ye mrd-bhajana

saba anaila prate, cadila randhana

SYNONYMS

kumbhakara -- of the potters of the village; ghare -- in the houses;

chila -- there was; ye -- whatever; mrd-bhajana -- clay pots; saba --

all; anaila -- brought; prate -- in the morning; cadila -- started;

randhana -- cooking.

TRANSLATION

When the villagers brought their stock of rice, dhal and flour, the

potters of the village brought all kinds of cooking pots, and in the

morning the cooking began.

Madhya 4.69

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TEXT

dasa-vipra anna randhi' kare eka stupa

jana-panca randhe vyanjanadi nana supa

SYNONYMS

dasa-vipra -- ten brahmanas; anna -- food grains; randhi' -- cooking;

kare -- do; eka stupa -- in one stack; jana-panca -- five brahmanas;

randhe -- cook; vyanjana-adi -- vegetables; nana -- various; supa --

liquid.

TRANSLATION

Ten brahmanas cooked the food grains, and five brahmanas cooked both dry

and liquid vegetables.

Madhya 4.70

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TEXT

vanya saka-phala-mule vividha vyanjana

keha bada-badi-kadi kare vipra-gana

SYNONYMS

vanya saka -- spinach of the forest; phala -- fruits; mule -- with roots;

vividha -- varieties; vyanjana -- vegetables; keha -- someone; bada-

badi -- bada and badi; kadi -- from the pulp of dhal; kare -- made;

vipra-gana -- all the brahmanas.

TRANSLATION

The vegetable preparations were made from various kinds of spinach,

roots and fruits collected from the forest, and someone made bada and

badi by mashing dhal. In this way the brahmanas prepared all kinds of

food.

Madhya 4.71

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TEXT

jana panca-sata ruti kare rasi-rasi

anna-vyanjana saba rahe ghrte bhasi'

SYNONYMS

jana panca-sata -- five to seven men; ruti -- capatis; kare -- make;

rasi-rasi -- in great quantity; anna-vyanjana -- food grains and

vegetables; saba -- all; rahe -- remained; ghrte -- in ghee; bhasi' --

overflooding.

TRANSLATION

Five to seven men prepared a huge quantity of capatis, which were

sufficiently covered with ghee [clarified butter], as were all the

vegetables, rice and dhal.

Madhya 4.72

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TEXT

nava-vastra pati' tahe palasera pata

randhi' randhi' tara upara rasi kaila bhata

SYNONYMS

nava-vastra -- new cloth; pati' -- spreading; tahe -- on that; palasera

pata -- the leaves of palasa; randhi' randhi' -- cooking and cooking;

tara upara -- on that; rasi -- stacked; kaila -- made; bhata -- rice.

TRANSLATION

All the cooked rice was stacked on palasa leaves, which were on new

cloths spread over the ground.

Madhya 4.73

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TEXT

tara pase ruti-rasira parvata ha-ila

supa-adi-vyanjana-bhanda caudike dharila

SYNONYMS

tara pase -- around the stack of rice; ruti -- of capatis; rasira -- of

stacks; parvata -- another small hill; ha-ila -- became; supa-adi -- of

all liquid vegetables; vyanjana -- and of all other vegetables; bhanda --

pots; caudike -- all around; dharila -- were placed.

TRANSLATION

Around the stack of cooked rice were stacks of capatis, and all the

vegetables and liquid vegetable preparations were placed in different

pots and put around them.

Madhya 4.74

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TEXT

tara pase dadhi, dugdha, matha, sikharini

payasa, mathani, sara pase dhari ani'

SYNONYMS

tara pase -- by the side of the vegetables; dadhi -- yogurt; dugdha --

milk; matha -- buttermilk; sikharini -- a sweet preparation made with

yogurt; payasa -- sweet rice; mathani -- cream; sara -- solid cream

collected over yogurt; pase -- by the side; dhari -- keeping; ani' --

bringing.

TRANSLATION

Pots of yogurt, milk, buttermilk and sikharini, sweet rice, cream and

solid cream were placed alongside the vegetables.

PURPORT

In this kind of ceremony, which is called Annakuta, cooked rice is

stacked like a small mountain for prasadam distribution.

Madhya 4.75

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hena-mate anna-kuta karila sajana

puri-gosani gopalere kaila samarpana

SYNONYMS

hena-mate -- in this way; anna-kuta -- of the Annakuta ceremony; karila -

- did; sajana -- performance; puri-gosani -- Madhavendra Puri; gopalere -

- unto the Gopala Deity; kaila -- did; samarpana -- offering.

TRANSLATION

In this way the Annakuta ceremony was performed, and Madhavendra Puri

Gosvami personally offered everything to Gopala.

Madhya 4.76

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TEXT

aneka ghata bhari' dila suvasita jala

bahu-dinera ksudhaya gopala khaila sakala

SYNONYMS

aneka ghata -- many waterpots; bhari' -- filled; dila -- offered;

suvasita -- scented; jala -- water; bahu-dinera -- of many days;

ksudhaya -- by hunger; gopala -- Gopala; khaila -- ate; sakala --

everything.

TRANSLATION

Many waterpots were filled with scented water for drinking, and Lord Sri

Gopala, who had been hungry for many days, ate everything offered to Him.

Madhya 4.77

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TEXT

yadyapi gopala saba anna-vyanjana khaila

tanra hasta-sparse punah temani ha-ila

SYNONYMS

yadyapi -- although; gopala -- Lord Gopala; saba -- all; anna-vyanjana --

dhal, rice and vegetables; khaila -- ate; tanra -- His; hasta -- of the

hands; sparse -- by the touch; punah -- again; temani -- exactly as

before; ha-ila -- became.

TRANSLATION

Although Sri Gopala ate everything offered, still, by the touch of His

transcendental hand, everything remained as before.

PURPORT

The atheists cannot understand how the Supreme Personality of Godhead,

appearing in the form of the Deity, can eat all the food offered by His

devotees. In the Bhagavad-gita (9.26) Krsna says:

patram puspam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya prayacchati

tad aham bhakty-upahrtam asnami prayatatmanah

"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or

water, I will accept it." The Lord is purna, complete, and therefore He

eats everything offered by His devotees. However, by the touch of His

transcendental hand, all the food remains exactly as before. It is the

quality that is changed. Before the food was offered, it was something

else, but after it is offered the food acquires a transcendental quality.

Because the Lord is purna, He remains the same even after eating.

Purnasya purnam adaya purnam evavasisyate [Iso Invocation]. The food

offered to Krsna is qualitatively as good as Krsna; just as Krsna is

avyaya, indestructible, the food eaten by Krsna, being identical with

Him, remains as before.

Apart from this, Krsna can eat the food with any one of His

transcendental senses. He can eat by seeing the food or by touching it.

Nor should one think that it is necessary for Krsna to eat. He does not

become hungry like an ordinary human being; nonetheless, He presents

Himself as being hungry, and as such, He can eat everything and anything,

regardless of quantity. The philosophy underlying Krsna's eating is

understandable by our transcendental senses. When our senses are

purified by constantly being engaged in the devotional service of the

Lord, we can understand Krsna's activities, names, forms, qualities,

pastimes and entourage.

atah sri-krsna-namadi na bhaved grahyam indriyaih

sevonmukhe hi jihvadau svayam eva sphuraty adah

[Cc. Madhya 17.136]

"No one can understand Krsna by the blunt material senses. But He

reveals Himself to the devotees, being pleased with them for their

transcendental loving service unto Him." (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.234)

The devotees understand Krsna through revelation. It is not possible

for a mundane scholar to understand Krsna and His pastimes through

research work on the nondevotional platform.

Madhya 4.78

TEXT 78

TEXT

iha anubhava kaila madhava gosani

tanra thani gopalera lukana kichu nai

SYNONYMS

iha -- this; anubhava kaila -- perceived; madhava gosani -- Madhavendra

Puri Gosvami; tanra thani -- before him; gopalera -- of Lord Gopala;

lukana -- secret; kichu -- anything; nai -- there is not.

TRANSLATION

How Gopala ate everything while the food remained the same was

transcendentally perceived by Madhavendra Puri Gosvami; nothing remains

a secret to the devotees of the Lord.

Madhya 4.79

TEXT 79

TEXT

eka-dinera udyoge aiche mahotsava kaila

gopala-prabhave haya, anye na janila

SYNONYMS

eka-dinera udyoge -- by one day's attempt; aiche -- such; mahotsava --

festival; kaila -- performed; gopala -- of Gopala; prabhave -- by the

potency; haya -- is possible; anye -- others; na -- not; janila -- know.

TRANSLATION

The wonderful festival and installation of Sri Gopalaji was arranged in

one day. Certainly all this was accomplished by the potency of Gopala.

No one but a devotee can understand this.

PURPORT

The Krsna consciousness movement has spread all over the world within a

very short time (within five years), and mundane people are very much

astonished at this. However, by the grace of Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, we understand that everything is possible by the grace of

Krsna. Why does Krsna have to take five years? In five days He can

spread His name and fame all over the world like wildfire. Those who

have faith in and devotion to Krsna can understand that these things

happen so wonderfully by the grace of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We are

simply the instruments. In the fierce Battle of Kuruksetra, Arjuna was

victorious within eighteen days simply because Krsna's grace was on his

side.

yatra yogesvarah krsno yatra partho dhanur-dharah

tatra srir vijayo bhutir dhruva nitir matir mama

"Wherever there is Krsna, the master of all mystics, and wherever there

is Arjuna, the supreme archer, there will also certainly be opulence,

victory, extraordinary power and morality. That is my opinion." (Bg. 18.

78)

If the preachers in our Krsna consciousness movement are sincere

devotees of Krsna, Krsna will always be with them because He is very

kind and favorable to all His devotees. Just as Arjuna and Krsna were

victorious in the Battle of Kuruksetra, this Krsna consciousness

movement will surely emerge victorious if we but remain sincere devotees

of the Lord and serve the Lord according to the advice of the

predecessors (the six Gosvamis and other devotees of the Lord). As

Narottama dasa Thakura has stated: tandera carana sevi bhakta-sane vasa,

janame janame haya ei abhilasa. The Krsna consciousness devotees must

always desire to remain in the society of devotees. Bhakta-sane vasa:

they cannot go outside the Krsna consciousness society or movement.

Within the society we must try to serve the predecessors by preaching

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's cult and spreading His name and fame all over the

world. If we attempt this seriously within the society, it will be

successfully done. There is no question of estimating how this will

happen in the mundane sense. But without a doubt, it happens by the

grace of Krsna.

Madhya 4.80

TEXT 80

TEXT

acamana diya dila vidaka-sancaya

arati karila loke, kare jaya jaya

SYNONYMS

acamana -- washing water; diya -- offering; dila -- gave; vidaka-sancaya

-- betel nuts; arati karila -- arati was performed; loke -- all the

people; kare -- chant; jaya jaya -- the words jaya jaya, "all glories."

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri offered water to Gopala for washing His mouth, and he

gave Him betel nuts to chew. Then, while arati was performed, all the

people chanted, "Jaya, Jaya!" ["All glories to Gopala!"].

Madhya 4.81

TEXT 81

TEXT

sayya karaila, nutana khata anana

nava vastra ani' tara upare patiya

SYNONYMS

sayya -- a bedstead; karaila -- made; nutana -- new; khata -- bedstead;

anana -- bringing; nava vastra -- new cloth; ani' -- bringing; tara --

of the cot; upare -- on the top; patiya -- spreading.

TRANSLATION

Arranging for the Lord's rest, Sri Madhavendra Puri brought a new cot,

and over this he spread a new bedspread and thus made the bed ready.

Madhya 4.82

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TEXT

trna-tati diya cari-dik avarila

uparete eka tati diya acchadila

SYNONYMS

trna-tati -- straw mattress; diya -- with; cari-dik -- all around;

avarila -- covered; uparete -- on top; eka -- one; tati -- similar straw

mattress; diya -- with; acchadila -- covered.

TRANSLATION

A temporary temple was constructed by covering the bed all around with a

straw mattress. Thus there was a bed and a straw mattress to cover it.

Madhya 4.83

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TEXT

puri-gosani ajna dila sakala brahmane

a-bala-vrddha gramera loka karaha bhojane

SYNONYMS

puri-gosani -- Madhavendra Puri; ajna -- order; dila -- gave; sakala

brahmane -- to all the brahmanas; a-bala-vrddha -- beginning from the

children up to the old persons; gramera -- of the village; loka -- the

people; karaha -- make; bhojane -- take prasadam.

TRANSLATION

After the Lord was laid down to rest on the bed, Madhavendra Puri

gathered all the brahmanas who had prepared the prasadam and said to

them, "Now feed everyone sumptuously, from the children on up to the

aged!"

Madhya 4.84

TEXT 84

TEXT

sabe vasi' krame krame bhojana karila

brahmana-brahmani-gane age khaoyaila

SYNONYMS

sabe -- all; vasi' -- sitting; krame krame -- by and by; bhojana karila -

- honored prasadam and ate it; brahmana-brahmani-gane -- the brahmanas

and their wives; age -- first; khaoyaila -- were fed.

TRANSLATION

All the people gathered there sat down to honor the prasadam, and by and

by they took food. All the brahmanas and their wives were fed first.

PURPORT

According to the varnasrama system, the brahmanas are always honored

first. Thus at the festival, the brahmanas and their wives were first

offered the remnants of food, and then the others (ksatriyas, vaisyas

and sudras). This has always been the system, and it is still prevalent

in India, even though the caste brahmanas are not qualified. The system

is still current due to the varnasrama institutional rules and

regulations.

Madhya 4.85

TEXT 85

TEXT

anya gramera loka yata dekhite aila

gopala dekhiya saba prasada khaila

SYNONYMS

anya -- other; gramera -- of the villages; loka -- people; yata -- all;

dekhite -- to see; aila -- came; gopala -- the Lord Gopala; dekhiya --

seeing; saba -- all; prasada -- remnants of food; khaila -- partook.

TRANSLATION

Those who took prasadam included not only the people of Govardhana

village but also those who came from other villages. They also saw the

Deity of Gopala and were offered prasadam to eat.

Madhya 4.86

TEXT 86

TEXT

dekhiya purira prabhava loke camatkara

purva annakuta yena haila saksatkara

SYNONYMS

dekhiya -- by seeing; purira -- of Madhavendra Puri; prabhava -- the

influence; loke -- all the people; camatkara -- struck with wonder;

purva -- formerly; anna-kuta -- the Annakuta ceremony during the time of

Krsna; yena -- as if; haila -- became; saksatkara -- directly manifest.

TRANSLATION

Seeing the influence of Madhavendra Puri, all the people gathered there

were struck with wonder. They saw that the Annakuta ceremony, which had

been performed before during the time of Krsna, was now taking place

again by the mercy of Sri Madhavendra Puri.

PURPORT

Formerly, at the end of Dvapara-yuga, all the cowherd men of Vrndavana

had arranged to worship King Indra, but they gave this worship up,

following the advice of Krsna. Instead, they performed a ceremony

whereby they worshiped the cows, brahmanas and Govardhana Hill. At that

time Krsna expanded Himself and declared, "I am Govardhana Hill." In

this way He accepted all the paraphernalia and food offered to

Govardhana Hill. It is stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.24.26, 31–33):

pacyantam vividhah pakah supantah payasadayah

samyava-pupa-saskulyah sarva-dohas ca grhyatam

kalatmana bhagavata sakra-darpam jighamsata

proktam nisamya nandadyah sadhv agrhnanta tad-vacah

tatha ca vyadadhuh sarvam yathaha madhusudanah

vacayitva svasty-ayanam tad-dravyena giri-dvijan

upahrtya balin sarvan adrta yavasam gavam

go-dhanani puras-krtya girim cakruh pradaksinam

"‘Prepare very nice foods of all descriptions from the grains and ghee

collected for the yajna. Prepare rice, dhal, then halavah, pakora, puri

and all kinds of milk preparations like sweet rice, sweetballs, sandesa,

rasagulla and laddu.'

"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, therefore advised the

cowherd men to stop the Indra-yajna and begin the Govardhana-puja to

chastise Indra, who was very much puffed up at being the supreme

controller of the heavenly planets. The honest and simple cowherd men,

headed by Nanda Maharaja, accepted Krsna's proposal and executed in

detail everything He advised. They performed Govardhana worship and

circumambulation of the hill. According to the instruction of Lord Krsna,

Nanda Maharaja and the cowherd men called in learned brahmanas and

began to worship Govardhana Hill by chanting Vedic hymns and offering

prasadam. The inhabitants of Vrndavana assembled together, decorated

their cows and gave them grass. Keeping the cows in front, they began to

circumambulate Govardhana Hill."

Madhya 4.87

TEXT 87

TEXT

sakala brahmane puri vaisnava karila

sei sei seva-madhye saba niyojila

SYNONYMS

sakala brahmane -- all the brahmanas who were present there; puri --

Madhavendra Puri Gosvami; vaisnava karila -- elevated to the position of

Vaisnavas; sei sei -- under different divisions; seva-madhye -- in

rendering service; saba -- all of them; niyojila -- were engaged.

TRANSLATION

All the brahmanas present on that occasion were initiated by Madhavendra

Puri into the Vaisnava cult, and Madhavendra Puri engaged them in

different types of service.

PURPORT

In the scriptures it is stated, sat-karma-nipuno vipro mantra-tantra-

visaradah. A qualified brahmana must be expert in the occupational

duties of a brahmana. His duties are mentioned as six brahminical

engagements. Pathana means that a brahmana must be conversant with the

Vedic scriptures. He must also be able to teach others to study the

Vedic literatures. This is pathana. He must also be expert in worshiping

different deities and in performing the Vedic rituals (yajana). On

account of this yajana, the brahmana, being the head of society,

performs all the Vedic rituals for ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras. This

is called yajana, assisting others in performing ceremonies. The

remaining two items are dana and pratigraha. The brahmana accepts all

kinds of contributions (pratigraha) from his followers (namely, the

ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras). But he does not keep all the money. He

keeps only as much as required and gives the balance to others in

charity (dana).

In order for such a qualified brahmana to worship the Deity, he must be

a Vaisnava. Thus the Vaisnava's position is superior to that of the

brahmana. This example given by Madhavendra Puri confirms that even

though a brahmana may be very expert, he cannot become a priest or

servitor of the visnu-murti unless he is initiated in vaisnava-mantra.

After installing the Deity of Gopala, Madhavendra Puri initiated all the

brahmanas into Vaisnavism. He then allotted the brahmanas different

types of service to the Deity. From four in the morning until ten at

night (from mangala-aratrika to sayana-aratrika), there must be at least

five or six brahmanas to take care of the Deity. Six aratrikas are

performed in the temple, and food is frequently offered to the Deity and

the prasadam distributed. This is the method of worshiping the Deity

according to the rules and regulations set by the predecessors. Our

sampradaya belongs to the disciplic succession of Madhavendra Puri, who

belonged to the Madhva-sampradaya. We are in the disciplic succession of

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who was initiated by Sri Isvara Puri, a

disciple of Madhavendra Puri's. Our sampradaya is therefore called the

Madhva-Gaudiya-sampradaya. As such, we must carefully follow in the

footsteps of Sri Madhavendra Puri and observe how he installed the

Gopala Deity on top of Govardhana Hill, how he arranged and performed

the Annakuta ceremony in only one day, and so forth. Our installation of

Deities in America and in the wealthy countries of Europe should be

carried out in terms of Sri Madhavendra Puri's activities. All the

servitors of the Deity must be strictly qualified as brahmanas and,

specifically, must engage in the Vaisnava custom of offering as much

prasadam as possible and distributing it to the devotees who visit the

temple to see the Lord.

Madhya 4.88

TEXT 88

TEXT

punah dina-sese prabhura karaila utthana

kichu bhoga lagaila karaila jala-pana

SYNONYMS

punah -- again; dina-sese -- at the end of the day; prabhura -- of the

Lord; karaila -- caused to do; utthana -- rising; kichu -- some; bhoga --

food; lagaila -- offered; karaila -- caused to do; jala -- water; pana -

- drinking.

TRANSLATION

After taking rest, the Deity must be awakened at the end of the day, and

immediately some food and some water must be offered to Him.

PURPORT

This offering is called vaikali-bhoga, food offered at the end of the

day.

Madhya 4.89

TEXT 89

TEXT

gopala prakata haila, -- dese sabda haila

asa-pasa gramera loka dekhite aila

SYNONYMS

gopala -- Lord Gopala; prakata haila -- has appeared; dese -- throughout

the country; sabda haila -- the news spread; asa-pasa -- neighboring;

gramera -- of the villages; loka -- the people; dekhite aila -- came to

see.

TRANSLATION

When it was advertised throughout the country that Lord Gopala had

appeared atop Govardhana Hill, all the people from neighboring villages

came to see the Deity.

Madhya 4.90

TEXT 90

TEXT

ekeka dina ekeka grame la-ila magina

anna-kuta kare sabe harasita hana

SYNONYMS

ekeka dina -- one day after another; ekeka grame -- one village after

another; la-ila -- took permission; magina -- begging; anna-kuta kare --

perform the Annakuta ceremony; sabe -- all; harasita -- pleased; hana --

becoming.

TRANSLATION

One village after another was pleased to beg Madhavendra Puri to allot

them one day to perform the Annakuta ceremony. Thus, day after day, the

Annakuta ceremony was performed for some time.

Madhya 4.91

TEXT 91

TEXT

ratri-kale thakurere karaiya sayana

puri-gosani kaila kichu gavya bhojana

SYNONYMS

ratri-kale -- at night; thakurere -- the Deity; karaiya -- causing to do;

sayana -- lying down for rest; puri-gosani -- Madhavendra Puri; kaila --

did; kichu -- some; gavya -- milk preparation; bhojana -- eating.

TRANSLATION

Sri Madhavendra Puri did not eat anything throughout the day, but at

night, after laying the Deity down to rest, he took a milk preparation.

Madhya 4.92

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TEXT

pratah-kale punah taiche karila sevana

anna lana eka-gramera aila loka-gana

SYNONYMS

pratah-kale -- in the morning; punah -- again; taiche -- just as before;

karila -- rendered; sevana -- service; anna lana -- with food grains;

eka-gramera -- of one village; aila -- came; loka-gana -- the people.

TRANSLATION

The next morning, the rendering of service to the Deity began again, and

people from one village arrived with all kinds of food grains.

Madhya 4.93

TEXT 93

TEXT

anna, ghrta, dadhi, dugdha, -- grame yata chila

gopalera age loka aniya dharila

SYNONYMS

anna -- food grain; ghrta -- ghee, or clarified butter; dadhi -- yogurt;

dugdha -- milk; grame -- in the village; yata -- as much; chila -- as

there was; gopalera age -- before the Deity Gopala; loka -- all people;

aniya -- bringing; dharila -- placed.

TRANSLATION

The inhabitants of the village brought to the Deity of Gopala as much

food grains, ghee, yogurt and milk as they had in their village.

PURPORT

Anna, ghrta, dadhi and dugdha are food grains, ghee, yogurt and milk.

Actually these are the basis of all food. Vegetables and fruits are

subsidiary. Hundreds and thousands of preparations can be made out of

grains, vegetables, ghee, milk and yogurt. The food offered to Gopala in

the Annakuta ceremony contained only these five ingredients. Only

demoniac people are attracted to other types of food, which we will not

even mention in this connection. We should understand that in order to

prepare nutritious food, we require only grains, ghee, yogurt and milk.

We cannot offer anything else to the Deity. The Vaisnava, the perfect

human being, does not accept anything not offered to the Deity. People

are often frustrated with national food policies, but from the Vedic

scriptures we find that if there are sufficient cows and grains, the

entire food problem is solved. The vaisyas (people engaged in

agriculture and commerce) are therefore recommended in the Bhagavad-gita

to produce grains and give protection to cows. Cows are the most

important animal because they produce the miracle food, milk, from which

we can prepare ghee and yogurt.

The perfection of human civilization depends on Krsna consciousness,

which recommends Deity worship. Preparations made from vegetables,

grains, milk, ghee and yogurt are offered to the Deity and then

distributed. Here we can see the difference between the East and the

West. The people who came to see the Deity of Gopala brought all kinds

of food to offer the Deity. They brought all the food they had in stock,

and they came before the Deity not only to accept prasadam for

themselves but to distribute it to others. The Krsna consciousness

movement vigorously approves this practice of preparing food, offering

it to the Deity and distributing it to the general population. This

activity should be extended universally to stop sinful eating habits as

well as other behavior befitting only demons. A demoniac civilization

will never bring peace within the world. Since eating is the first

necessity in human society, those engaged in solving the problems of

preparing and distributing food should take lessons from Madhavendra

Puri and execute the Annakuta ceremony. When the people take to eating

only prasadam offered to the Deity, all the demons will be turned into

Vaisnavas. When the people are Krsna conscious, naturally the government

will be so also. A Krsna conscious man is always a very liberal well-

wisher of everyone. When such men head the government, the people will

certainly be sinless. They will no longer be disturbing demons. It is

then and then only that a peaceful condition can prevail in society.

Madhya 4.94

TEXT 94

TEXT

purva-dina-praya vipra karila randhana

taiche anna-kuta gopala karila bhojana

SYNONYMS

purva-dina-praya -- almost as on the previous day; vipra -- all the

brahmanas; karila -- did; randhana -- cooking; taiche -- similarly; anna-

kuta -- heaps of food; gopala -- the Deity of Lord Gopala; karila -- did;

bhojana -- eating.

TRANSLATION

The next day, almost as before, there was an Annakuta ceremony. All the

brahmanas prepared foods and Gopala accepted them.

Madhya 4.95

TEXT 95

TEXT

vraja-vasi lokera krsne sahaja piriti

gopalera sahaja-priti vraja-vasi-prati

SYNONYMS

vraja-vasi -- the inhabitants of Vrndavana (Vrajabhumi); lokera -- of

the people; krsne -- unto Lord Krsna; sahaja -- natural; piriti -- love;

gopalera -- of Lord Gopala; sahaja -- natural; priti -- love; vraja-vasi-

prati -- toward the inhabitants of Vrajabhumi.

TRANSLATION

The ideal place to execute Krsna consciousness is Vrajabhumi, or

Vrndavana, where the people are naturally inclined to love Krsna and

Krsna is naturally inclined to love them.

PURPORT

In the Bhagavad-gita (4.11) it is said, ye yatha mam prapadyante tams

tathaiva bhajamy aham. There is a responsive cooperation between the

Supreme Lord Krsna and His devotees. The more a devotee sincerely loves

Krsna, the more Krsna reciprocates, so much so that a highly advanced

devotee can talk with Krsna face to face. Krsna confirms this in the

Bhagavad-gita (10.10):

tesam satata-yuktanam bhajatam priti-purvakam

dadami buddhi-yogam tam yena mam upayanti te

"To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the

understanding by which they can come to Me." The actual mission of human

life is to understand Krsna and return home, back to Godhead. Therefore

one who is sincerely engaged in the service of the Lord with love and

faith can talk with Krsna and receive instructions by which he can

speedily return home, back to Godhead. Today many scholars defend the

science of religion, and they have some conception of the Supreme

Personality of Godhead, but religion without practical experience of the

Supreme Personality of Godhead is no religion at all. Srimad-Bhagavatam

describes this as a form of cheating. Religion means abiding by the

orders of Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If one is not

qualified to talk with Him and take lessons from Him, how can one

understand the principles of religion? Thus talks of religion or

religious experience without Krsna consciousness are a useless waste of

time.

Madhya 4.96

TEXT 96

TEXT

maha-prasada khaila asiya saba loka

gopala dekhiya sabara khande duhkha-soka

SYNONYMS

maha-prasada -- spiritualized foods offered to Krsna; khaila -- ate;

asiya -- coming; saba -- all; loka -- people; gopala -- the Deity of Sri

Gopala; dekhiya -- seeing; sabara -- of all of them; khande --

disappears; duhkha-soka -- all lamentation and unhappiness.

TRANSLATION

Throngs of people came from different villages to see the Deity of

Gopala, and they took maha-prasadam sumptuously. When they saw the

superexcellent form of Lord Gopala, all their lamentation and

unhappiness disappeared.

Madhya 4.97

TEXT 97

TEXT

asa-pasa vraja-bhumera yata grama saba

eka eka dina sabe kare mahotsava

SYNONYMS

asa-pasa -- neighboring; vraja-bhumera -- of Vrajabhumi; yata -- all;

grama -- villages; saba -- all; eka eka -- one after another; dina --

days; sabe -- all; kare -- perform; maha-utsava -- festivals.

TRANSLATION

All the villages in neighboring Vrajabhumi [Vrndavana] became aware of

the appearance of Gopala, and all the people from these villages came to

see Him. Day after day they all performed the Annakuta ceremony.

Madhya 4.98

TEXT 98

TEXT

gopala-prakata suni' nana desa haite

nana dravya lana loka lagila asite

SYNONYMS

gopala -- of the Deity of Gopala; prakata -- appearance; suni' --

hearing; nana -- various; desa -- countries; haite -- from; nana --

various; dravya -- things; lana -- bringing; loka -- people; lagila --

began; asite -- to come.

TRANSLATION

In this way not only the neighboring villages but all the other

provinces came to know of Gopala's appearance. Thus people came from all

over, bringing a variety of presentations.

Madhya 4.99

TEXT 99

TEXT

mathurara loka saba bada bada dhani

bhakti kari' nana dravya bheta deya ani'

SYNONYMS

mathurara -- of the city of Mathura; loka -- the people; saba -- all;

bada bada -- very big; dhani -- capitalists; bhakti kari' -- out of

devotion; nana dravya -- various kinds of things; bheta -- presents;

deya -- gave; ani' -- bringing.

TRANSLATION

The people of Mathura, who are very big capitalists, also brought

various presentations and offered them before the Deity in devotional

service.

Madhya 4.100

TEXT 100

TEXT

svarna, raupya, vastra, gandha, bhaksya-upahara

asankhya aise, nitya badila bhandara

SYNONYMS

svarna -- gold; raupya -- silver; vastra -- garments; gandha -- scents;

bhaksya-upahara -- presentations for eating; asankhya -- countless; aise

-- came; nitya -- daily; badila -- increased; bhandara -- the store.

TRANSLATION

Thus countless presentations of gold, silver, garments, scented articles

and eatables arrived. The store of Gopala increased daily.

Madhya 4.101

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TEXT

eka maha-dhani ksatriya karaila mandira

keha paka-bhandara kaila, keha ta' pracira

SYNONYMS

eka -- one; maha-dhani -- very rich man; ksatriya -- of the royal order;

karaila -- constructed; mandira -- a temple; keha -- someone; paka-

bhandara -- clay pots for cooking; kaila -- made; keha -- someone; ta' --

certainly; pracira -- the boundary walls.

TRANSLATION

One very rich ksatriya of the royal order constructed a temple, someone

made cooking utensils, and someone constructed boundary walls.

Madhya 4.102

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TEXT

eka eka vraja-vasi eka eka gabhi dila

sahasra sahasra gabhi gopalera haila

SYNONYMS

eka eka -- each and every; vraja-vasi -- resident of Vrndavana; eka eka -

- one; gabhi -- cow; dila -- contributed; sahasra sahasra -- thousands

and thousands; gabhi -- cows; gopalera -- of Gopala; haila -- there were.

TRANSLATION

Each and every family residing in the land of Vrajabhumi contributed one

cow. In this way, thousands of cows became the property of Gopala.

PURPORT

This is the way to install the Deity, construct the temple and increase

the property of the temple. Everyone should be enthusiastic to

contribute to the construction of the temple for the Deity, and everyone

should also contribute food for the distribution of prasadam. The

devotees should preach the gospel of devotional service and thus engage

people in practical service to the Deity. Wealthy people can also be

attracted to take part in these activities. In this way everyone will

become spiritually inclined, and the entire society will be converted to

Krsna consciousness. The desire to satisfy the material senses will

automatically diminish, and the senses will become so purified that they

will be able to engage in bhakti (devotional service to the Lord).

Hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanam bhaktir ucyate [Cc. Madhya 19.170]. By serving

the Lord, one's senses are gradually purified. The engagement of one's

purified senses in the service of Lord Hrsikesa is called bhakti. When

the dormant propensity for bhakti is awakened, one can understand the

Supreme Personality of Godhead as He is. Bhaktya mam abhijanati yavan

yas casmi tattvatah. (Bg. 18.55) This is the process of giving humanity

the chance to awaken Krsna consciousness. Thus people can perfect their

lives in all respects.

Madhya 4.103

TEXT 103

TEXT

gauda ha-ite aila dui vairagi brahmana

puri-gosani rakhila tare kariya yatana

SYNONYMS

gauda ha-ite -- from Bengal; aila -- came; dui -- two; vairagi -- of the

renounced order; brahmana -- persons born in brahmana families; puri-

gosani -- Madhavendra Puri; rakhila -- kept; tare -- them; kariya --

making; yatana -- all efforts.

TRANSLATION

Eventually two brahmanas in the renounced order arrived from Bengal, and

Madhavendra Puri, who liked them very much, kept them in Vrndavana and

gave them all kinds of comforts.

Madhya 4.104

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TEXT

sei dui sisya kari' seva samarpila

raja-seva haya, -- purira ananda badila

SYNONYMS

sei dui -- these two persons; sisya kari' -- initiating; seva -- with

the service; samarpila -- entrusted; raja-seva -- gorgeous performance

of service; haya -- is; purira -- of Madhavendra Puri; ananda --

pleasure; badila -- increased.

TRANSLATION

These two were then initiated by Madhavendra Puri, and he entrusted them

with the daily service of the Lord. This service was performed

continuously, and the worship of the Deity became very gorgeous. Thus

Madhavendra Puri was very pleased.

PURPORT

The six Gosvamis and their followers started many temples, including the

temples of Govinda, Gopinatha, Madana-mohana, Radha-Damodara,

Syamasundara, Radha-ramana and Gokulananda. The disciples of the

Gosvamis were entrusted with the seva-puja (Deity worship) of these

temples. It was not that the disciples were family members of the

original Gosvamis. All the Gosvamis were in the renounced order of life,

and Jiva Gosvami in particular was a lifelong brahmacari. At present,

sevaitas assume the title of gosvami on the basis of their being engaged

as sevaitas of the Deity. The sevaitas who have inherited their

positions now assume proprietorship of the temples, and some of them are

selling the Deities' property as if it were their own. However, the

temples did not originally belong to these sevaitas.

Madhya 4.105

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TEXT

ei-mata vatsara dui karila sevana

eka-dina puri-gosani dekhila svapana

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; vatsara -- years; dui -- two; karila --

performed; sevana -- worship; eka-dina -- one day; puri-gosani --

Madhavendra Puri; dekhila -- saw; svapana -- a dream.

TRANSLATION

In this way the Deity worship in the temple was very gorgeously

performed for two years. Then one day Madhavendra Puri had a dream.

Madhya 4.106

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TEXT

gopala kahe, puri amara tapa nahi yaya

malayaja-candana lepa', tabe se judaya

SYNONYMS

gopala -- the Deity of Gopala; kahe -- said; puri -- My dear Madhavendra

Puri; amara -- My; tapa -- body temperature; nahi -- does not; yaya --

go away; malayaja-candana -- sandalwood produced in the Malaya Hills;

lepa' -- smear over the body; tabe -- then; se -- that; judaya -- cools.

TRANSLATION

In his dream, Madhavendra Puri saw Gopala, who said, "My bodily

temperature still has not decreased. Please bring sandalwood from the

Malaya province and smear the pulp over My body to cool Me.

PURPORT

The Deity of Gopala had been buried within the jungle for many years,

and although He was installed and was offered thousands of pots of water,

He still felt very hot. He therefore asked Madhavendra Puri to bring

sandalwood from the Malaya province. Sandalwood produced in Malaya is

very popular. That province is situated on the western ghata, and the

hill Nilagiri is sometimes known as Malaya Hill. The word malaya-ja is

used to indicate the sandalwood produced in Malaya Province. Sometimes

the word Malaya refers to the modern country of Malaysia. Formerly this

country also produced sandalwood, but now they have found it profitable

to produce rubber trees. Although the Vedic culture was once prevalent

in Malaysia, now all the inhabitants are Muslims. The Vedic culture is

now lost in Malaysia, Java and Indonesia.

Madhya 4.107

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TEXT

malayaja ana, yana nilacala haite

anye haite nahe, tumi calaha tvarite

SYNONYMS

malaya-ja -- sandalwood; ana -- bring; yana -- coming; nilacala haite --

from Jagannatha Puri; anye -- others; haite -- from; nahe -- not; tumi --

you; calaha -- go; tvarite -- quickly.

TRANSLATION

"Bring sandalwood pulp from Jagannatha Puri. Kindly go quickly. Since no

one else can do it, you must."

Madhya 4.108

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TEXT

svapna dekhi' puri-gosanira haila premavesa

prabhu-ajna palibare gela purva-desa

SYNONYMS

svapna dekhi' -- after seeing the dream; puri-gosanira -- of Madhavendra

Puri; haila -- there was; prema-avesa -- ecstasy on account of love of

God; prabhu-ajna -- the order of the Lord; palibare -- to execute; gela -

- started; purva-desa -- for the eastern countries (Bengal).

TRANSLATION

After having this dream, Madhavendra Puri Gosvami became very glad due

to ecstasy of love of Godhead, and in order to execute the command of

the Lord, he started east toward Bengal.

Madhya 4.109

TEXT 109

TEXT

sevara nirbandha -- loka karila sthapana

ajna magi' gauda-dese karila gamana

SYNONYMS

sevara nirbandha -- the arrangements for executing the daily routine of

the worship of the Lord; loka -- the people; karila -- did; sthapana --

establish; ajna magi' -- taking the order; gauda-dese -- toward Bengal;

karila -- did; gamana -- going.

TRANSLATION

Before leaving, Madhavendra Puri made all arrangements for regular Deity

worship, and he engaged different people in various duties. Then, taking

up the order of Gopala, he started for Bengal.

Madhya 4.110

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TEXT

santipura aila advaitacaryera ghare

purira prema dekhi' acarya ananda antare

SYNONYMS

santipura -- to the place known as Santipura; aila -- came; advaita-

acaryera -- of Sri Advaita Acarya; ghare -- to the home; purira prema --

the ecstatic love of Madhavendra Puri; dekhi' -- seeing; acarya --

Advaita Acarya; ananda -- pleased; antare -- within Himself.

TRANSLATION

When Madhavendra Puri arrived at the house of Advaita Acarya in

Santipura, the Acarya became very pleased upon seeing the ecstatic love

of Godhead manifest in Madhavendra Puri.

Madhya 4.111

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TEXT

tanra thani mantra laila yatana karina

calila daksine puri tanre diksa dina

SYNONYMS

tanra thani -- from him; mantra -- initiation; laila -- accepted; yatana

-- efforts; karina -- making; calila -- started; daksine -- toward the

south; puri -- Madhavendra Puri; tanre -- to Him (Advaita Acarya); diksa

-- initiation; dina -- giving.

TRANSLATION

Advaita Acarya begged to be initiated by Madhavendra Puri. After

initiating Him, Madhavendra Puri started for South India.

PURPORT

In this connection, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments

that Advaita Acarya took initiation from Madhavendra Puri, who was a

sannyasi in the disciplic succession of the Madhva-sampradaya. According

to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu:

kiba vipra kiba nyasi sudra kene naya,

yei krsna-tattva-vetta, sei ‘guru' haya

"A person may be a brahmana, a sannyasi, a sudra or whatever, but if he

is well conversant in the science of Krsna, he can become a guru." (Cc.

Madhya 8.128) This statement is supported by Sri Madhavendra Puri.

According to the pancaratra injunction, only a householder brahmana can

initiate. Others cannot. When a person is initiated, it is assumed that

he has become a brahmana; without being initiated by a proper brahmana,

one cannot be converted into a brahmana. In other words, unless one is a

brahmana, he cannot make another a brahmana. A grhastha-brahmana

partaking of the varnasrama-dharma institution can secure various types

of paraphernalia to worship Lord Visnu through his honest labor.

Actually, people beg to be initiated by these householder brahmanas just

to become successful in the varnasrama institution or to become free

from material desires. It is therefore necessary for a spiritual master

in the grhastha-asrama to be a strict Vaisnava. A spiritual master from

the sannyasa order has very little opportunity to perform arcana, Deity

worship, but when one accepts a spiritual master from the transcendental

sannyasis, the principle of Deity worship is not at all neglected. To

implement this conclusion, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave us His opinion

in the verse kiba vipra kiba nyasi, etc. This indicates that the Lord

understood the weakness of society in its maintaining that only a

grhastha-brahmana should be a spiritual master. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

indicated that it does not matter whether the spiritual master is a

grhastha (householder), a sannyasi or even a sudra. A spiritual master

simply must be conversant in the essence of the sastra; he must

understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Only then can one become

a spiritual master. Diksa actually means initiating a disciple with

transcendental knowledge by which he becomes freed from all material

contamination.

Madhya 4.112

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TEXT

remunate kaila gopinatha darasana

tanra rupa dekhina haila vihvala-mana

SYNONYMS

remunate -- in the village of Remuna; kaila -- did; gopinatha -- the

Deity of Gopinatha; darasana -- seeing; tanra -- His; rupa -- beauty;

dekhina -- seeing; haila -- became; vihvala -- bewildered; mana -- mind.

TRANSLATION

Going into South India, Sri Madhavendra Puri visited Remuna, where

Gopinatha is situated. Upon seeing the beauty of the Deity, Madhavendra

Puri was overwhelmed.

Madhya 4.113

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TEXT

nrtya-gita kari' jaga-mohane vasila

‘kya kya bhoga lage?' brahmane puchila

SYNONYMS

nrtya-gita kari' -- after performing dancing and chanting; jaga-mohane --

in the corridor of the temple; vasila -- he sat down; kya kya -- what;

bhoga -- foods; lage -- they offer; brahmane -- from the brahmana priest;

puchila -- inquired.

TRANSLATION

In the corridor of the temple, from which people generally viewed the

Deity, Madhavendra Puri chanted and danced. Then he sat down there and

asked a brahmana what kinds of foods they offered to the Deity.

Madhya 4.114

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TEXT

sevara sausthava dekhi' anandita mane

uttama bhoga lage -- etha bujhi anumane

SYNONYMS

sevara -- of the worship; sausthava -- excellence; dekhi' -- seeing;

anandita -- pleased; mane -- in the mind; uttama bhoga -- first-class

foods; lage -- they offer; etha -- thus; bujhi -- I understand; anumane -

- by deduction.

TRANSLATION

From the excellence of the arrangements, Madhavendra Puri understood by

deduction that only the best food was offered.

Madhya 4.115

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TEXT

yaiche iha bhoga lage, sakala-i puchiba

taiche bhiyane bhoga gopale lagaiba

SYNONYMS

yaiche -- just like; iha -- here; bhoga -- foods; lage -- they offer;

sakala-i -- all; puchiba -- I shall inquire; taiche -- similarly;

bhiyane -- in the kitchen; bhoga -- foods; gopale -- to Sri Gopala;

lagaiba -- I shall arrange.

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri thought, "I shall inquire from the priest what foods

are offered to Gopinatha so that by making arrangements in our kitchen,

we can offer similar foods to Sri Gopala."

Madhya 4.116

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TEXT

ei lagi' puchilena brahmanera sthane

brahmana kahila saba bhoga-vivarane

SYNONYMS

ei lagi' -- for this matter; puchilena -- he inquired; brahmanera sthane

-- from the brahmana; brahmana -- the priest; kahila -- informed; saba --

everything; bhoga -- foods; vivarane -- in description.

TRANSLATION

When the brahmana priest was questioned about this matter, he explained

in detail what kinds of foods were offered to the Deity of Gopinatha.

Madhya 4.117

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TEXT

sandhyaya bhoga lage ksira -- ‘amrta-keli'-nama

dvadasa mrt-patre bhari' amrta-samana

SYNONYMS

sandhyaya -- in the evening; bhoga -- foods; lage -- they offer; ksira --

sweet rice; amrta-keli-nama -- named amrta-keli; dvadasa -- twelve; mrt-

patre -- earthen pots; bhari' -- filling; amrta-samana -- just like

nectar.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana priest said, "In the evening the Deity is offered sweet

rice in twelve earthen pots. Because the taste is as good as nectar [

amrta], it is named amrta-keli.

Madhya 4.118

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TEXT

‘gopinathera ksira' bali' prasiddha nama yara

prthivite aiche bhoga kahan nahi ara

SYNONYMS

gopinathera ksira -- the sweet rice offered to Gopinatha; bali' -- as;

prasiddha -- celebrated; nama -- the name; yara -- of which; prthivite --

throughout the whole world; aiche -- such; bhoga -- food; kahan --

anywhere; nahi -- not; ara -- else.

TRANSLATION

"This sweet rice is celebrated throughout the world as gopinatha-ksira.

It is not offered anywhere else in the world."

Madhya 4.119

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TEXT

hena-kale sei bhoga thakure lagila

suni' puri-gosani kichu mane vicarila

SYNONYMS

hena-kale -- at this time; sei bhoga -- that wonderful food; thakure --

in front of the Deity; lagila -- was placed; suni' -- hearing; puri-

gosani -- Madhavendra Puri; kichu -- something; mane -- within the mind;

vicarila -- considered.

TRANSLATION

While Madhavendra Puri was talking with the brahmana priest, the sweet

rice was placed before the Deity as an offering. Hearing this,

Madhavendra Puri thought as follows.

Madhya 4.120

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TEXT

ayacita ksira prasada alpa yadi pai

svada jani' taiche ksira gopale lagai

SYNONYMS

ayacita -- without asking; ksira -- sweet rice; prasada -- remnants of

food; alpa -- a little; yadi -- if; pai -- I get; svada -- the taste;

jani' -- knowing; taiche -- similar; ksira -- sweet rice; gopale -- to

my Gopala; lagai -- I can offer.

TRANSLATION

"If, without my asking, a little sweet rice is given to me, I can then

taste it and make a similar preparation to offer my Lord Gopala."

Madhya 4.121

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TEXT

ei icchaya lajja pana visnu-smarana kaila

hena-kale bhoga sari' arati bajila

SYNONYMS

ei icchaya -- by this desire; lajja -- shame; pana -- getting; visnu-

smarana -- remembrance of Lord Visnu; kaila -- did; hena-kale -- at that

time; bhoga -- the food; sari' -- being finished; arati -- the arati

ceremony; bajila -- -was sounded.

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri became greatly ashamed when he desired to taste the

sweet rice, and he immediately began to think of Lord Visnu. While he

was thus thinking of Lord Visnu, the offering was completed, and the

arati ceremony began.

Madhya 4.122

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TEXT

arati dekhiya puri kaila namaskara

bahire aila, kare kichu na kahila ara

SYNONYMS

arati dekhiya -- after seeing the arati; puri -- Madhavendra Puri; kaila

-- offered; namaskara -- obeisances; bahire aila -- he went out; kare --

to anyone; kichu -- anything; na -- not; kahila -- say; ara -- more.

TRANSLATION

After the arati was finished, Madhavendra Puri offered his obeisances to

the Deity and then left the temple. He did not say anything more to

anyone.

Madhya 4.123

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TEXT

ayacita-vrtti puri -- virakta, udasa

ayacita paile kha'na, nahe upavasa

SYNONYMS

ayacita-vrtti -- accustomed to avoid begging; puri -- Madhavendra Puri;

virakta -- unattached; udasa -- indifferent; ayacita -- without begging;

paile -- if getting; kha'na -- he eats; nahe -- if not; upavasa --

fasting.

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri avoided begging. He was completely unattached and

indifferent to material things. If, without his begging, someone offered

him some food, he would eat; otherwise he would fast.

PURPORT

This is the paramahamsa stage, the highest stage for a sannyasi. A

sannyasi can beg from door to door just to collect food, but a

paramahamsa who has taken ayacita-vrtti, or ajagara-vrtti, does not ask

anyone for food. If someone offers him food voluntarily, he eats.

Ayacita-vrtti means being accustomed to refrain from begging, and

ajagara-vrtti indicates one who is compared to a python, the big snake

that makes no effort to acquire food but rather allows food to come

automatically within its mouth. In other words, a paramahamsa simply

engages exclusively in the service of the Lord without caring even for

eating or sleeping. It was stated about the six Gosvamis: nidrahara-

viharakadi-vijitau Sri Sri Sad Gosvamy Astaka

Prayers to the Six Gosvamis

(Krsna Kirtana),

Dipping Into the Ocean of Ecstatic Love for Krsna,

By Srinivasa Acarya

sankhya-purvaka-nama-gana-natibhih kalavasani-krtau

nidrahara-viharakadi-vijitau catyanta-dinau ca yau

radha-krsna-guna-smrter madhurimanandena sammohitau

vande rupa-sanatanau raghu-yugau sri-jiva-gopalakau

6) I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvamis, namely Sri

Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Sri

Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami, and Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami,

who were engaged in chanting the holy names of the Lord and bowing down

in a scheduled measurement. In this way they utilized their valuable

lives and in executing these devotional activities they conquered over

eating and sleeping and were always meek and humble enchanted by

remembering the transcendental qualities of the Lord.

**. In the paramahamsa stage one conquers the desire for sleep, food and

sense gratification. One remains a humble, meek mendicant engaged in the

service of the Lord day and night. Madhavendra Puri had attained this

paramahamsa stage.

Madhya 4.124

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TEXT

premamrte trpta, ksudha-trsna nahi badhe

ksira-iccha haila, tahe mane aparadhe

SYNONYMS

prema-amrte trpta -- being satisfied only in the loving service of the

Lord; ksudha-trsna -- hunger and thirst; nahi -- not; badhe -- impede;

ksira -- for sweet rice; iccha -- the desire; haila -- became; tahe --

for that reason; mane -- he considers; aparadhe -- offense.

TRANSLATION

A paramahamsa like Madhavendra Puri is always satisfied in the loving

service of the Lord. Material hunger and thirst cannot impede his

activities. When he desired to taste a little sweet rice offered to the

Deity, he considered that he had committed an offense by desiring to eat

what was being offered to the Deity.

PURPORT

It is advisable that food being offered to the Deity be covered when

taken from the kitchen to the Deity room. In that way, others may not

see it. Those who are not accustomed to following the advanced

regulative devotional principles may desire to eat the food, and that is

an offense. Therefore no one should be given a chance to even see it.

However, when it is brought before the Deity, it must be uncovered.

Seeing the food uncovered before the Deity, Madhavendra Puri desired to

taste a little of it so that he could prepare a similar sweet rice for

his Gopala. Madhavendra Puri was so strict, however, that he considered

this to be an offense. Consequently he left the temple without saying

anything to anyone. The paramahamsa is therefore called vijita-sad-guna.

He must conquer the six material qualities -- kama, krodha, lobha, moha,

matsarya and ksudha-trsna (lust, anger, greed, illusion, enviousness and

hunger and thirst).

Madhya 4.125

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TEXT

gramera sunya-hate vasi' karena kirtana

etha pujari karaila thakure sayana

SYNONYMS

gramera -- of the village; sunya-hate -- in the vacant marketplace; vasi'

-- sitting down; karena -- performs; kirtana -- chanting; etha -- in

the temple; pujari -- the priest; karaila -- made; thakure -- the Deity;

sayana -- lying down.

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri left the temple and sat down in the village marketplace,

which was vacant. Sitting there, he began to chant. In the meantime,

the temple priest laid the Deity down to rest.

PURPORT

Although Madhavendra Puri was not interested in eating and sleeping, his

interest in chanting the maha-mantra was as acute as if he were an

aspiring transcendentalist rather than a paramahamsa. This means that

even in the paramahamsa stage, one cannot give up chanting. Haridasa

Thakura and the Gosvamis were all engaged in chanting a fixed number of

rounds; therefore chanting on beads is very important for everyone, even

though one may become a paramahamsa. This chanting can be executed

anywhere, either inside or outside the temple. Madhavendra Puri even sat

down in a vacant marketplace to perform his chanting. As stated by

Srinivasa Acarya in his prayers to the Gosvamis: nama-gana-natibhih. A

paramahamsa devotee is always engaged in chanting and rendering loving

service to the Lord. Chanting the Lord's holy names and engaging in His

service are identical. As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.5.23), there

are nine kinds of devotional service: hearing (sravanam), chanting (

kirtanam), remembering (visnoh smaranam), serving (pada-sevanam),

worship of the Deity (arcanam), praying (vandanam), carrying out orders (

dasyam), serving Him as a friend (sakhyam) and sacrificing everything

for the Lord (atma-nivedanam). Although each process appears distinct,

when one is situated on the absolute platform he can see that they are

identical. For instance, hearing is as good as chanting, and remembering

is as good as chanting or hearing. Similarly, engaging in Deity worship

is as good as chanting, hearing or remembering. The devotee is expected

to accept all nine processes of devotional service, but even if only one

process is properly executed, he can still attain the highest position (

paramahamsa) and go back home, back to Godhead.

Madhya 4.126

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TEXT

nija krtya kari' pujari karila sayana

svapane thakura asi' balila vacana

SYNONYMS

nija krtya -- his own duty; kari' -- finishing; pujari -- the brahmana

priest in the temple; karila -- took; sayana -- rest; svapane -- in a

dream; thakura -- the Deity; asi' -- coming there; balila -- said;

vacana -- the words.

TRANSLATION

Finishing his daily duties, the priest went to take rest. In a dream he

saw the Gopinatha Deity come to talk to him, and He spoke as follows.

Madhya 4.127

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TEXT

uthaha, pujari, kara dvara vimocana

ksira eka rakhiyachi sannyasi-karana

SYNONYMS

uthaha -- please get up; pujari -- O priest; kara -- just do; dvara --

the door; vimocana -- opening; ksira -- sweet rice; eka -- one pot;

rakhiyachi -- I have kept; sannyasi -- of the mendicant, Madhavendra

Puri; karana -- for the reason.

TRANSLATION

"O priest, please get up and open the door of the temple. I have kept

one pot of sweet rice for the sannyasi Madhavendra Puri.

Madhya 4.128

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TEXT

dhadara ancale dhaka eka ksira haya

tomara na janila taha amara mayaya

SYNONYMS

dhadara -- of the cloth curtain; ancale -- by the skirt; dhaka --

covered; eka -- one; ksira -- pot of sweet rice; haya -- there is;

tomara -- you; na -- not; janila -- knew; taha -- that; amara -- of Me;

mayaya -- by the trick.

TRANSLATION

"This pot of sweet rice is just behind My cloth curtain. You did not see

it because of My tricks.

Madhya 4.129

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TEXT

madhava-puri sannyasi ache hatete vasina

tahake ta' ei ksira sighra deha lana

SYNONYMS

madhava-puri -- of the name Madhavendra Puri; sannyasi -- a mendicant;

ache -- there is; hatete -- in the marketplace; vasina -- sitting;

tahake -- to him; ta' -- certainly; ei -- this; ksira -- pot of sweet

rice; sighra -- very quickly; deha -- give; lana -- taking.

TRANSLATION

"A sannyasi named Madhavendra Puri is sitting in the vacant marketplace.

Please take this pot of sweet rice from behind Me and deliver it to him."

Madhya 4.130

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TEXT

svapna dekhi' pujari uthi' karila vicara

snana kari' kapata khuli, mukta kaila dvara

SYNONYMS

svapna dekhi' -- after seeing the dream; pujari -- the priest; uthi' --

getting up; karila -- made; vicara -- considerations; snana kari' --

taking his bath before entering the Deity room; kapata -- the door;

khuli -- opening; mukta -- opened; kaila -- made; dvara -- the doors.

TRANSLATION

Awaking from the dream, the priest immediately rose from bed and thought

it wise to take a bath before entering the Deity's room. He then opened

the temple door.

Madhya 4.131

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TEXT

dhadara ancala-tale paila sei ksira

sthana lepi' ksira lana ha-ila bahira

SYNONYMS

dhadara -- of the mantle; ancala-tale -- at the skirt; paila -- he got;

sei -- that; ksira -- pot of sweet rice; sthana lepi' -- mopping that

place; ksira -- the pot of sweet rice; lana -- taking; ha-ila -- he went;

bahira -- out of the temple.

TRANSLATION

According to the Deity's directions, the priest found the pot of sweet

rice behind the cloth curtain. He removed the pot and mopped up the

place where it had been kept. He then went out of the temple.

Madhya 4.132

TEXT 132

TEXT

dvara diya grame gela sei ksira lana

hate hate bule madhava-purike cahina

SYNONYMS

dvara diya -- closing the door; grame -- to the village; gela -- went;

sei -- that; ksira -- pot of sweet rice; lana -- taking; hate hate -- in

every stall; bule -- walks; madhava-purike -- to Madhavendra Puri;

cahina -- calling.

TRANSLATION

Closing the door of the temple, he went to the village with the pot of

sweet rice. He called out in every stall in search of Madhavendra Puri.

Madhya 4.133

TEXT 133

TEXT

ksira laha ei, yara nama ‘madhava-puri'

toma lagi' gopinatha ksira kaila curi

SYNONYMS

ksira laha -- take the pot of sweet rice; ei -- this; yara -- whose;

nama -- name; madhava-puri -- Madhavendra Puri; toma lagi' -- for you

only; gopinatha -- the Deity of Lord Gopinatha; ksira -- the pot of

sweet rice; kaila -- did; curi -- steal.

TRANSLATION

Holding the pot of sweet rice, the priest called, "Will he whose name is

Madhavendra Puri please come and take this pot! Gopinatha has stolen

this pot of sweet rice for you!"

PURPORT

The difference between the Absolute Truth and relative truth is

explained here. Lord Gopinatha has openly declared herein that He is a

thief. He had stolen the pot of sweet rice, and this was not kept a

secret because His act of stealing is a source of great transcendental

bliss. In the material world, theft is criminal, but in the spiritual

world the Lord's stealing is a source of transcendental bliss. Mundane

rascals, who cannot understand the absolute nature of the Personality of

Godhead, sometimes call Lord Sri Krsna immoral, but they do not know

that His seemingly immoral activities, which are not kept secret, afford

pleasure to the devotees. Not understanding the transcendental behavior

of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, these rascals slur His character

and immediately fall into the category of miscreants (rascals, lowest

among men, demons and those whose knowledge is taken away by the

illusory energy). Krsna explains in the Bhagavad-gita:

na mam duskrtino mudhah prapadyante naradhamah

mayayapahrta-jnana asuram bhavam asritah

"Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, who are lowest among mankind,

whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who partake of the atheistic

nature of demons do not surrender unto Me." (Bg. 7.15)

Mundane rascals cannot understand that whatever Krsna does, being

absolute in nature, is all-good. This quality of the Lord is explained

in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.33.29). One may consider certain acts of a

supremely powerful person to be immoral by mundane calculations, but

this is not actually the case. For example, the sun absorbs water from

the surface of the earth, but it does not absorb water only from the sea.

It also absorbs water from filthy sewers and ditches containing urine

and other impure substances. The sun is not polluted by absorbing such

water. Rather, the sun makes the filthy place pure. If a devotee

approaches the Supreme Personality of Godhead for an immoral or improper

purpose, he nonetheless becomes purified; the Lord does not become

infected. In Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.29.15) it is stated that if one

approaches the Supreme Lord even out of lust, anger or fear (kamam

krodham bhayam), he is purified. The gopis, being young girls,

approached Krsna because He was a beautiful young boy. From the external

point of view, they approached the Lord out of lust, and the Lord danced

with them at midnight. From the mundane point of view, these activities

may appear immoral because a married or unmarried young girl cannot

leave home to mix with a young boy and dance with him. Although this is

immoral from the mundane viewpoint, the activities of the gopis are

accepted as the highest form of worship because it was Lord Krsna whom

they approached with lusty desires in the dead of night.

But these things cannot be understood by nondevotees. One must

understand Krsna in tattva (truth). One should use his common sense and

consider that if simply by chanting Krsna's holy name one is purified,

how then can the person Krsna be immoral? Unfortunately, mundane fools

are accepted as educational leaders and are offered exalted posts for

teaching irreligious principles to the general populace. This is

explained in Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.5.31): andha yathandhair upaniyamanah.

Blind men are trying to lead other blind men. Due to the immature

understanding of such rascals, common men should not discuss Krsna's

pastimes with the gopis. A nondevotee should not even discuss His

stealing sweet rice for His devotees. It is warned that one should not

even think about these things. Although Krsna is the purest of the pure,

mundane people, thinking of Krsna's pastimes that appear immoral,

themselves become polluted. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu therefore never

publicly discussed Krsna's dealings with the gopis. He used to discuss

these dealings only with three confidential friends. He never discussed

rasa-lila publicly, as the professional reciters do, although they do

not understand Krsna or the nature of the audience. However, Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu encouraged the public chanting of the holy name on a

huge scale for as many hours as possible.

Madhya 4.134

TEXT 134

TEXT

ksira lana sukhe tumi karaha bhaksane

toma-sama bhagyavan nahi tribhuvane

SYNONYMS

ksira lana -- taking the pot of sweet rice; sukhe -- in happiness; tumi -

- you; karaha -- do; bhaksane -- eating; toma-sama -- like you;

bhagyavan -- fortunate; nahi -- there is no one; tri-bhuvane -- within

the three worlds.

TRANSLATION

The priest continued, "Would the sannyasi whose name is Madhavendra Puri

please come and take this pot of sweet rice and enjoy the prasadam with

great happiness! You are the most fortunate person within these three

worlds!"

PURPORT

Here is an example of a personal benediction by Krsna's immoral activity.

By Gopinatha's stealing for His devotee, the devotee becomes the most

fortunate person within the three words. Thus even the Lord's criminal

activities make His devotee the most fortunate person. How can a mundane

rascal understand the pastimes of Krsna and judge whether He is moral or

immoral? Since Krsna is the Absolute Truth, there are no mundane

distinctions such as moral and immoral. Whatever He does is good. This

is the real meaning of "God is good." He is good in all circumstances

because He is transcendental, outside the jurisdiction of this material

world. Therefore, Krsna can be understood only by those who are already

living in the spiritual world. This is corroborated in the Bhagavad-gita

(14.26):

mam ca yo 'vyabhicarena bhakti-yogena sevate

sa gunan samatityaitan brahma-bhuyaya kalpate

"One who engages in full devotional service, unfailing in all

circumstances, at once transcends the modes of material nature and thus

comes to the level of Brahman."

One who is engaged in unalloyed devotional service to the Lord is

already situated in the spiritual world (brahma-bhuyaya kalpate). In all

circumstances, his activities and dealings with Krsna are transcendental

and thus not understandable by mundane moralists. It is therefore better

not to discuss such activities among mundane people. It is better to

give them the Hare Krsna maha-mantra so that they will be gradually

purified and then come to understand the transcendental activities of

Krsna.

Madhya 4.135

TEXT 135

TEXT

eta suni' puri-gosani paricaya dila

ksira diya pujari tanre dandavat haila

SYNONYMS

eta suni' -- hearing this; puri-gosani -- Madhavendra Puri; paricaya --

introduction; dila -- gave; ksira diya -- delivering the pot of sweet

rice; pujari -- the priest; tanre -- to him; dandavat haila -- offered

obeisances.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this invitation, Madhavendra Puri came out and identified

himself. The priest then delivered the pot of sweet rice and offered his

obeisances, falling flat before him.

PURPORT

A brahmana is not supposed to offer his obeisances by falling flat

before anyone because a brahmana is considered to be in the highest

caste. However, when a brahmana sees a devotee, he offers his dandavats.

This brahmana priest did not ask Madhavendra Puri whether he was a

brahmana, but when he saw that Madhavendra Puri was such a bona fide

devotee that Krsna would even steal for him, he immediately understood

the position of the saint. As stated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: kiba

vipra, kiba nyasi, sudra kene naya/ yei krsna-tattva-vetta, sei ‘guru'

haya. (Cc. Madhya 8.128) Had the brahmana priest been an ordinary

brahmana, Gopinatha would not have talked with him in a dream. Since the

Deity spoke to both Madhavendra Puri and the brahmana priest in dreams,

practically speaking they were on the same platform. However, because

Madhavendra Puri was a senior sannyasi Vaisnava, a paramahamsa, the

priest immediately fell flat before him and offered obeisances.

Madhya 4.136

TEXT 136

TEXT

ksirera vrttanta tanre kahila pujari

suni' premavista haila sri-madhava-puri

SYNONYMS

ksirera vrttanta -- all the incidents that took place on account of the

pot of sweet rice; tanre -- to Madhavendra Puri; kahila -- explained;

pujari -- the priest; suni' -- hearing; prema-avista -- saturated with

love of Godhead; haila -- became; sri-madhava-puri -- Srila Madhavendra

Puri.

TRANSLATION

When the story about the pot of sweet rice was explained to him in

detail, Sri Madhavendra Puri at once became absorbed in ecstatic love of

Krsna.

Madhya 4.137

TEXT 137

TEXT

prema dekhi' sevaka kahe ha-iya vismita

krsna ye inhara vasa, -- haya yathocita

SYNONYMS

prema dekhi' -- seeing the ecstatic position of Madhavendra Puri; sevaka

-- the priest; kahe -- said; ha-iya -- being; vismita -- struck with

wonder; krsna -- Lord Krsna; ye -- that; inhara -- by him; vasa --

obliged; haya -- it is; yathocita -- befitting.

TRANSLATION

Upon seeing the ecstatic loving symptoms manifest in Madhavendra Puri,

the priest was struck with wonder. He could understand why Krsna had

become so much obliged to him, and he saw that Krsna's action was

befitting.

PURPORT

A devotee can bring Krsna perfectly under his control. This is explained

in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.14.3): ajita jito 'py asi tais tri-lokyam.

Krsna is never conquered by anyone, but a devotee can conquer Him

through devotional service. As stated in the Brahma-samhita (5.33):

vedesu durlabham adurlabham atma-bhaktau. One cannot understand Krsna

simply by reading Vedic literature. Although all Vedic literature is

meant for understanding Krsna, one cannot understand Krsna without being

a lover of Krsna. Therefore along with the reading of Vedic literature (

svadhyaya), one must engage in devotional worship of the Deity (arcana-

vidhi). Together these will enhance the devotee's transcendental

understanding of devotional service. Sravanadi suddha-citte karaye udaya

(Cc. Madhya 22.107). Love of Godhead is dormant within everyone's heart,

and if one simply follows the standard process of devotional service, it

is awakened. But foolish mundane people who simply read about Krsna

mistakenly think that He is immoral or criminal.

Madhya 4.138

TEXT 138

TEXT

eta bali' namaskari' karila gamana

avese karila puri se ksira bhaksana

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; namaskari' -- offering obeisances; karila

gamana -- returned; avese -- in ecstasy; karila -- did; puri -- Puri

Gosani; se -- that; ksira -- sweet rice; bhaksana -- eating.

TRANSLATION

The priest offered his obeisances to Madhavendra Puri and returned to

the temple. Then, in ecstasy, Madhavendra Puri ate the sweet rice

offered to him by Krsna.

Madhya 4.139

TEXT 139

TEXT

patra praksalana kari' khanda khanda kaila

bahir-vase bandhi' sei thikari rakhila

SYNONYMS

patra -- the pot; praksalana kari' -- washing; khanda khanda -- breaking

into pieces; kaila -- did; bahir-vase -- in his outer wrapper; bandhi' --

binding; sei -- those; thikari -- pieces of pot; rakhila -- kept.

TRANSLATION

After this, Madhavendra Puri washed the pot and broke it into pieces. He

then bound all the pieces in his outer cloth and kept them nicely.

Madhya 4.140

TEXT 140

TEXT

prati-dina eka-khani karena bhaksana

khaile premavesa haya, -- adbhuta kathana

SYNONYMS

prati-dina -- every day; eka-khani -- one piece; karena -- does;

bhaksana -- eating; khaile -- by eating; prema-avesa -- ecstasy; haya --

there is; adbhuta -- wonderful; kathana -- narrations.

TRANSLATION

Each day, Madhavendra Puri would eat one piece of that earthen pot, and

after eating it he would immediately be overwhelmed with ecstasy. These

are wonderful stories.

Madhya 4.141

TEXT 141

TEXT

‘thakura more ksira dila -- loka saba suni'

dine loka-bhida habe mora pratistha jani'

SYNONYMS

thakura -- the Lord; more -- to me; ksira -- sweet rice; dila -- has

given; loka -- the people; saba -- all; suni' -- after hearing; dine --

at daytime; loka -- of people; bhida -- crowd; habe -- there will be;

mora -- my; pratistha -- fame; jani' -- knowing.

TRANSLATION

Having broken the pot and bound the pieces in his cloth, Madhavendra

Puri began to think, "The Lord has given me a pot of sweet rice, and

when the people hear of this tomorrow morning, there will be great

crowds."

Madhya 4.142

TEXT 142

TEXT

sei bhaye ratri-sese calila sri-puri

sei-khane gopinathe dandavat kari'

SYNONYMS

sei bhaye -- fearing that; ratri-sese -- at the end of the night; calila

-- left; sri-puri -- Sri Madhavendra Puri; sei-khane -- on that spot;

gopinathe -- to Lord Gopinatha; dandavat -- obeisances; kari' -- doing.

TRANSLATION

Thinking this, Sri Madhavendra Puri offered his obeisances to Gopinatha

on the spot and left Remuna before morning.

Madhya 4.143

TEXT 143

TEXT

cali' cali' aila puri sri-nilacala

jagannatha dekhi' haila premete vihvala

SYNONYMS

cali' cali' -- walking and walking; aila -- he reached; puri --

Jagannatha Puri; sri-nilacala -- known as Nilacala; jagannatha dekhi' --

seeing Lord Jagannatha; haila -- became; premete -- in love; vihvala --

overwhelmed.

TRANSLATION

Walking and walking, Madhavendra Puri finally reached Jagannatha Puri,

which is also known as Nilacala. There he saw Lord Jagannatha and was

overwhelmed with loving ecstasy.

Madhya 4.144

TEXT 144

TEXT

premavese uthe, pade, hase, nace, gaya

jagannatha-darasane maha-sukha paya

SYNONYMS

prema-avese -- in loving ecstasy; uthe -- sometimes stands; pade --

sometimes falls; hase -- laughs; nace -- dances; gaya -- sings;

jagannatha darasane -- by seeing Lord Jagannatha in the temple; maha-

sukha -- transcendental happiness; paya -- he felt.

TRANSLATION

When Madhavendra Puri was overwhelmed in the ecstasy of love of Godhead,

he sometimes stood up and sometimes fell to the ground. Sometimes he

laughed, danced and sang. In this way he enjoyed transcendental bliss by

seeing the Jagannatha Deity.

Madhya 4.145

TEXT 145

TEXT

‘madhava-puri sripada aila', -- loke haila khyati

saba loka asi' tanre kare bahu bhakti

SYNONYMS

madhava-puri -- Sri Madhavendra Puri; sripada -- sannyasi; aila -- has

come; loke -- among the people; haila -- there was; khyati -- reputation;

saba loka -- all people; asi' -- coming; tanre -- unto him; kare -- do;

bahu -- much; bhakti -- devotion.

TRANSLATION

When Madhavendra Puri came to Jagannatha Puri, people were aware of his

transcendental reputation. Therefore crowds of people came and offered

him all sorts of respect in devotion.

Madhya 4.146

TEXT 146

TEXT

pratisthara svabhava ei jagate vidita

ye na vanche, tara haya vidhata-nirmita

SYNONYMS

pratisthara -- of reputation; svabhava -- the nature; ei -- this; jagate

-- in the world; vidita -- known; ye -- the person who; na vanche --

does not desire it; tara -- of him; haya -- it is; vidhata-nirmita --

created by providence.

TRANSLATION

Even though one may not like it, reputation, as ordained by providence,

comes to him. Indeed, one's transcendental reputation is known

throughout the entire world.

Madhya 4.147

TEXT 147

TEXT

pratisthara bhaye puri gela palana

krsna-preme pratistha cale sange gadana

SYNONYMS

pratisthara bhaye -- in fear of reputation; puri -- Madhavendra Puri;

gela -- went away; palana -- fleeing; krsna-preme -- in love of Krsna;

pratistha -- reputation; cale -- goes; sange -- simultaneously; gadana --

gliding down.

TRANSLATION

Being afraid of his reputation [pratistha], Madhavendra Puri fled from

Remuna. But the reputation brought by love of Godhead is so sublime that

it goes along with the devotee, as if following him.

PURPORT

Almost all the conditioned souls within the material world are envious.

Jealous people generally turn against one who automatically attains some

reputation. This is natural for jealous people. Consequently, when a

devotee is fit to receive worldly reputation, he is envied by many

people. This is quite natural. When a person, out of humility, does not

desire fame, people generally think him quite humble and consequently

give him all kinds of fame. Actually a Vaisnava does not hanker after

fame or a great reputation. Madhavendra Puri, the king of Vaisnavas,

bore his reputation, but he wanted to keep himself outside of the vision

of the general populace. He wanted to cover his real identity as a great

devotee of the Lord, but when people saw him overwhelmed in the ecstasy

of love of Godhead, they naturally gave credit to him. Actually a first-

class reputation is due Madhavendra Puri because he was a most

confidential devotee of the Lord. Sometimes a sahajiya presents himself

as being void of desires for reputation (pratistha) in order to become

famous as a humble man. Such people cannot actually attain the platform

of celebrated Vaisnavas.

Madhya 4.148

TEXT 148

TEXT

yadyapi udvega haila palaite mana

thakurera candana-sadhana ha-ila bandhana

SYNONYMS

yadyapi -- although; udvega -- anxiety; haila -- there was; palaite --

to go away; mana -- the mind; thakurera -- of the Lord; candana -- of

the sandalwood; sadhana -- the collecting; ha-ila -- there was; bandhana

-- bondage.

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri wanted to leave Jagannatha Puri because the people were

honoring him as a great devotee; however, this threatened to hinder his

collecting sandalwood for the Gopala Deity.

Madhya 4.149

TEXT 149

TEXT

jagannathera sevaka yata, yateka mahanta

sabake kahila puri gopala-vrttanta

SYNONYMS

jagannathera sevaka -- the servants of Lord Jagannatha; yata -- all;

yateka mahanta -- all respectable devotees; sabake -- unto everyone;

kahila -- told; puri -- Madhavendra Puri; gopala-vrttanta -- the

narration of Gopala.

TRANSLATION

Sri Madhavendra Puri told all the servants of Lord Jagannatha and all

the great devotees there the story of the appearance of Sri Gopala.

Madhya 4.150

TEXT 150

TEXT

gopala candana mage, -- suni' bhakta-gana

anande candana lagi' karila yatana

SYNONYMS

gopala -- Lord Gopala at Vrndavana; candana -- sandalwood; mage -- wants;

suni' -- hearing; bhakta-gana -- all the devotees; anande -- in great

pleasure; candana lagi' -- for sandalwood; karila -- made; yatana --

endeavor.

TRANSLATION

When all the devotees at Jagannatha Puri heard that the Gopala Deity

wanted sandalwood, in great pleasure they all endeavored to collect it.

Madhya 4.151

TEXT 151

TEXT

raja-patra-sane yara yara paricaya

tare magi' karpura-candana karila sancaya

SYNONYMS

raja-patra -- government officers; sane -- with; yara yara -- whoever;

paricaya -- had acquaintance; tare magi' -- begging them; karpura-

candana -- camphor and sandalwood; karila -- made; sancaya -- collection.

TRANSLATION

Those who were acquainted with government officers met with them and

begged for camphor and sandalwood, which they collected.

PURPORT

It appears that malayaja-candana (sandalwood) and camphor were used for

the Jagannatha Deity. The camphor was used in His aratrika, and the

sandalwood was used to smear His body. Both these items were under

government control; therefore the devotees had to meet with the

government officials. Informing them of all the details, they attained

permission to take the sandalwood and camphor outside Jagannatha Puri.

Madhya 4.152

TEXT 152

TEXT

eka vipra, eka sevaka, candana vahite

puri-gosanira sange dila sambala-sahite

SYNONYMS

eka vipra -- one brahmana; eka sevaka -- one servant; candana -- the

sandalwood; vahite -- to carry; puri-gosanira -- Madhavendra Puri; sange

-- with; dila -- gave; sambala-sahite -- with the necessary expenditure.

TRANSLATION

One brahmana and one servant were given to Madhavendra Puri just to

carry the sandalwood. He was also given the necessary traveling expenses.

Madhya 4.153

TEXT 153

TEXT

ghati-dani chadaite raja-patra dvare

raja-lekha kari' dila puri-gosanira kare

SYNONYMS

ghati-dani -- from the toll collectors; chadaite -- to get release; raja-

patra -- papers showing governmental sanction; dvare -- at the gates;

raja-lekha -- governmental permission; kari' -- showing; dila --

delivered; puri-gosanira -- of Puri Gosani, Madhavendra Puri; kare --

into the hand.

TRANSLATION

To get past the toll collectors along the way, Madhavendra Puri was

supplied with the necessary release papers from government officers. The

papers were placed in his hand.

Madhya 4.154

TEXT 154

TEXT

calila madhava-puri candana lana

kata-dine remunate uttarila giya

SYNONYMS

calila -- proceeded; madhava-puri -- Madhavendra Puri; candana lana --

taking the sandalwood; kata-dine -- after some days; remunate -- at the

same temple of Remuna; uttarila -- reached; giya -- going.

TRANSLATION

In this way Madhavendra Puri started for Vrndavana with the burden of

sandalwood, and after some days he again reached the village of Remuna

and the Gopinatha temple there.

Madhya 4.155

TEXT 155

TEXT

gopinatha-carane kaila bahu namaskara

premavese nrtya-gita karila apara

SYNONYMS

gopinatha-carane -- at the lotus feet of Lord Gopinatha; kaila -- made;

bahu -- many; namaskara -- obeisances; prema-avese -- in the ecstasy of

love; nrtya-gita -- dancing and chanting; karila -- performed; apara --

unlimitedly.

TRANSLATION

When Madhavendra Puri reached the temple of Gopinatha, he offered his

respectful obeisances many times at the lotus feet of the Lord. In the

ecstasy of love, he began to dance and sing without cessation.

Madhya 4.156

TEXT 156

TEXT

puri dekhi' sevaka saba sammana karila

ksira-prasada diya tanre bhiksa karaila

SYNONYMS

puri dekhi' -- by seeing Madhavendra Puri; sevaka -- the priest or

servant; saba sammana -- all respects; karila -- offered; ksira-prasada -

- sweet rice prasadam; diya -- offering; tanre -- him; bhiksa karaila --

made to eat.

TRANSLATION

When the priest of Gopinatha saw Madhavendra Puri again, he offered all

respects to him and, giving him the sweet rice prasadam, made him eat.

Madhya 4.157

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TEXT

sei ratre devalaye karila sayana

sesa-ratri haile puri dekhila svapana

SYNONYMS

sei ratre -- on that night; deva-alaye -- in the temple; karila -- did;

sayana -- sleeping; sesa-ratri -- at the end of the night; haile -- when

it was; puri -- Madhavendra Puri; dekhila -- saw; svapana -- a dream.

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri took rest that night in the temple, but toward the end

of the night he had another dream.

Madhya 4.158

TEXT 158

TEXT

gopala asiya kahe, -- suna he madhava

karpura-candana ami pailama saba

SYNONYMS

gopala -- the Deity of Gopala; asiya -- coming; kahe -- says; suna --

hear; he -- O; madhava -- Madhavendra Puri; karpura-candana -- the

camphor and sandalwood; ami -- I; pailama -- have received; saba -- all.

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri dreamed that Gopala came before him and said, "O

Madhavendra Puri, I have already received all the sandalwood and camphor.

Madhya 4.159

TEXT 159

TEXT

karpura-sahita ghasi' e-saba candana

gopinathera ange nitya karaha lepana

SYNONYMS

karpura-sahita -- with the camphor; ghasi' -- grinding; e-saba -- all

this; candana -- sandalwood; gopinathera -- of Sri Gopinatha; ange -- on

the body; nitya -- daily; karaha -- do; lepana -- smearing.

TRANSLATION

"Now just grind all the sandalwood together with the camphor and then

smear the pulp on the body of Gopinatha daily until it is finished.

Madhya 4.160

TEXT 160

TEXT

gopinatha amara se eka-i anga haya

inhake candana dile habe mora tapa-ksaya

SYNONYMS

gopinatha -- Lord Gopinatha; amara -- My; se -- that; eka-i -- one; anga

-- body; haya -- is; inhake -- unto Him; candana dile -- in offering

this candana; habe -- there will be; mora -- My; tapa-ksaya -- reduction

of temperature.

TRANSLATION

"There is no difference between My body and Gopinatha's body. They are

one and the same. Therefore if you smear the sandalwood pulp on the body

of Gopinatha, you will naturally also smear it on My body. Thus the

temperature of My body will be reduced.

PURPORT

Gopala was situated in Vrndavana, which was far from Remuna. In those

days, one had to pass through provinces governed by the Muslims, who

sometimes hindered travelers. Considering the trouble of His devotee,

Lord Gopala, the greatest well-wisher of His devotees, ordered

Madhavendra Puri to smear the sandalwood pulp on the body of Gopinatha,

which was nondifferent from the body of Gopala. In this way the Lord

relieved Madhavendra Puri from trouble and inconvenience.

Madhya 4.161

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TEXT

dvidha na bhaviha, na kariha kichu mane

visvasa kari' candana deha amara vacane

SYNONYMS

dvidha na bhaviha -- do not hesitate; na kariha -- do not do; kichu --

anything; mane -- in the mind; visvasa kari' -- believing Me; candana --

sandalwood; deha -- offer; amara vacane -- under My order.

TRANSLATION

"You should not hesitate to act according to My order. Believing in Me,

just do what is needed."

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TEXT

eta bali' gopala gela, gosani jagila

gopinathera sevaka-gane dakiya anila

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; gopala -- the Deity of Gopala; gela --

disappeared; gosani jagila -- Madhavendra Puri awoke; gopinathera -- of

Lord Gopinatha; sevaka-gane -- to the servitors; dakiya -- calling;

anila -- brought them.

TRANSLATION

After giving these instructions, Gopala disappeared, and Madhavendra

Puri awoke. He immediately called for all the servants of Gopinatha, and

they came before him.

Madhya 4.163

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TEXT

prabhura ajna haila, -- ei karpura-candana

gopinathera ange nitya karaha lepana

SYNONYMS

prabhura ajna haila -- there was an order of the Lord; ei -- this;

karpura -- camphor; candana -- and sandalwood; gopinathera ange -- on

the body of Gopinatha; nitya -- daily; karaha -- do; lepana -- smearing.

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri said, "Smear the body of Gopinatha with this camphor

and sandalwood I have brought for Gopala in Vrndavana. Do this regularly

every day.

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TEXT

inhake candana dile, gopala ha-ibe sitala

svatantra isvara -- tanra ajna se prabala

SYNONYMS

inhake -- unto Gopinatha; candana dile -- when sandalwood will be given;

gopala -- Lord Gopala in Vrndavana; ha-ibe -- will become; sitala --

cool; svatantra isvara -- the most independent Supreme Personality of

Godhead; tanra -- His; ajna -- order; se -- that; prabala -- powerful.

TRANSLATION

"If the sandalwood pulp is smeared over the body of Gopinatha, then

Gopala will be cooled. After all, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is

completely independent; His order is all-powerful."

Madhya 4.165

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TEXT

grisma-kale gopinatha paribe candana

suni' anandita haila sevakera mana

SYNONYMS

grisma-kale -- in the summer; gopinatha -- Lord Gopinatha; paribe --

will put on; candana -- sandalwood pulp; suni' -- hearing; anandita --

pleased; haila -- became; sevakera -- of the servants; mana -- the minds.

TRANSLATION

The servants of Gopinatha became very pleased to hear that in the summer

all the sandalwood pulp would be used to anoint the body of Gopinatha.

Madhya 4.166

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TEXT

puri kahe, -- ei dui ghasibe candana

ara jana-dui deha, diba ye vetana

SYNONYMS

puri kahe -- Madhavendra Puri said; ei dui -- these two assistants;

ghasibe -- will grind; candana -- the sandalwood; ara -- another; jana-

dui -- two men; deha -- apply; diba -- I shall pay; ye -- that; vetana --

salary.

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri said, "These two assistants will regularly grind the

sandalwood, and you should also get two other people to help. I shall

pay their salaries."

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TEXT

ei mata candana deya pratyaha ghasiya

paraya sevaka saba ananda kariya

SYNONYMS

ei mata -- in this way; candana -- sandalwood; deya -- gives; pratyaha --

daily; ghasiya -- grinding; paraya -- caused to put on; sevaka --

servants; saba -- all of it; ananda -- pleasure; kariya -- feeling.

TRANSLATION

In this way Gopinathaji was supplied ground sandalwood pulp daily. The

servants of Gopinatha were very pleased with this.

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TEXT

pratyaha candana paraya, yavat haila anta

tathaya rahila puri tavat paryanta

SYNONYMS

pratyaha -- daily; candana -- sandalwood pulp; paraya -- smears over the

body; yavat -- until; haila -- there was; anta -- an end; tathaya --

there; rahila -- remained; puri -- Madhavendra Puri; tavat -- that time;

paryanta -- until.

TRANSLATION

In this way the sandalwood pulp was smeared over the body of Gopinatha

until the whole stock was finished. Madhavendra Puri stayed there until

that time.

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TEXT

grisma-kala-ante punah nilacale gela

nilacale caturmasya anande rahila

SYNONYMS

grisma-kala -- of the summer season; ante -- at the end; punah -- again;

nilacale -- to Jagannatha Puri; gela -- went; nilacale -- in Jagannatha

Puri; catur-masya -- the four months for vows; anande -- in great

pleasure; rahila -- remained.

TRANSLATION

At the end of summer Madhavendra Puri returned to Jagannatha Puri, where

he remained with great pleasure during the whole period of Caturmasya.

PURPORT

The Caturmasya period begins in the month of Asadha (June-July) from the

day of Ekadasi called Sayana-ekadasi, in the fortnight of the waxing

moon. The period ends in the month of Kartika (October-November) on the

Ekadasi day known as Utthana-ekadasi, in the fortnight of the waxing

moon. This four-month period is known as Caturmasya. Some Vaisnavas also

observe it from the full-moon day of Asadha until the full-moon day of

Kartika. That is also a period of four months. This period, calculated

by the lunar months, is called Caturmasya, but others also observe

Caturmasya according to the solar month from Sravana to Kartika. The

whole period, either lunar or solar, takes place during the rainy season.

Caturmasya should be observed by all sections of the population. It

does not matter whether one is a grhastha or a sannyasi. The observance

is obligatory for all asramas. The real purpose behind the vow taken

during these four months is to minimize the quantity of sense

gratification. This is not very difficult. In the month of Sravana one

should not eat spinach, in the month of Bhadra one should not eat yogurt,

and in the month of Asvina one should not drink milk. One should not

eat fish or other nonvegetarian food during the month of Kartika. A

nonvegetarian diet means fish and meat. Similarly, masura dhal and urad

dhal are also considered nonvegetarian. These two dhals contain a great

amount of protein, and food rich in protein is considered nonvegetarian.

On the whole, during the four-month period of Caturmasya one should

practice giving up all food intended for sense enjoyment.

Madhya 4.170

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TEXT

sri-mukhe madhava-purira amrta-carita

bhakta-gane sunana prabhu kare asvadita

SYNONYMS

sri-mukhe -- from the mouth of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; madhava-purira --

of Madhavendra Puri; amrta-carita -- nectarean characteristics; bhakta-

gane -- the devotees; sunana -- making hear; prabhu -- the Lord; kare --

does; asvadita -- relished.

TRANSLATION

Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally praised the nectarean

characteristics of Madhavendra Puri, and while He related all this to

the devotees, He personally relished it.

Madhya 4.171

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TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- nityananda, karaha vicara

puri-sama bhagyavan jagate nahi ara

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- the Lord said; nityananda -- Nityananda Prabhu; karaha

vicara -- just consider; puri-sama -- like Madhavendra Puri; bhagyavan --

fortunate; jagate -- in the world; nahi -- there is not; ara -- anyone

else.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked Nityananda Prabhu to judge whether

there was anyone within the world as fortunate as Madhavendra Puri.

Madhya 4.172

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TEXT

dugdha-dana-chale krsna yanre dekha dila

tina-bare svapne asi' yanre ajna kaila

SYNONYMS

dugdha-dana-chale -- on the plea of delivering milk; krsna -- Lord Krsna;

yanre -- unto whom; dekha dila -- made His appearance; tina-bare --

three times; svapne -- in dreams; asi' -- coming; yanre -- unto whom;

ajna -- order; kaila -- gave.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "Madhavendra Puri was so fortunate that

Krsna personally appeared before him on the plea of delivering milk.

Three times the Lord gave orders to Madhavendra Puri in dreams.

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TEXT

yanra preme vasa hana prakata ha-ila

seva angikara kari' jagata tarila

SYNONYMS

yanra -- of whom; preme -- by love of Godhead; vasa -- obliged; hana --

being; prakata -- manifest; ha-ila -- became; seva -- service; angikara -

- acceptance; kari' -- doing; jagata -- the whole world; tarila --

delivered.

TRANSLATION

"Being obliged because of the loving affairs of Madhavendra Puri, Lord

Krsna Himself appeared as the Gopala Deity, and, accepting his service,

He liberated the whole world.

Madhya 4.174

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TEXT

yanra lagi' gopinatha ksira kaila curi

ataeva nama haila ‘ksira-cora' kari'

SYNONYMS

yanra -- whom; lagi' -- on account of; gopinatha -- Lord Gopinatha;

ksira -- sweet rice; kaila -- did; curi -- steal; ataeva -- therefore;

nama -- the name; haila -- became; ksira-cora -- the thief of sweet rice;

kari' -- making.

TRANSLATION

"On account of Madhavendra Puri, Lord Gopinatha stole the pot of sweet

rice. Thus He became famous as Ksira-cora [the thief who stole the sweet

rice].

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TEXT

karpura-candana yanra ange cadaila

anande puri-gosanira prema uthalila

SYNONYMS

karpura-candana -- camphor and sandalwood; yanra ange -- on whose body;

cadaila -- put; anande -- in great pleasure; puri-gosanira -- of

Madhavendra Puri; prema -- love of Godhead; uthalila -- welled up.

TRANSLATION

"Madhavendra Puri smeared the sandalwood pulp over the body of Gopinatha,

and in this way he was overpowered with love of Godhead.

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TEXT

mleccha-dese karpura-candana anite janjala

puri duhkha pabe iha janiya gopala

SYNONYMS

mleccha-dese -- through the countries where Muslims ruled; karpura-

candana -- camphor and sandalwood; anite -- to bring; janjala --

inconvenience; puri -- Madhavendra Puri; duhkha -- unhappiness; pabe --

will get; iha -- this; janiya -- knowing; gopala -- Gopala.

TRANSLATION

"In the provinces of India governed by the Muslims, there was much

inconvenience in traveling with sandalwood and camphor. Because of this,

Madhavendra Puri might have gotten into trouble. This became known to

the Gopala Deity.

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TEXT

maha-daya-maya prabhu -- bhakata-vatsala

candana pari' bhakta-srama karila saphala

SYNONYMS

maha -- very; daya-maya -- merciful; prabhu -- the Lord; bhakata-vatsala

-- very much attached to His devotees; candana pari' -- putting on the

sandalwood; bhakta-srama -- the trouble of the devotee; karila -- made;

saphala -- successful.

TRANSLATION

"The Lord is very merciful and attached to His devotees, so when

Gopinatha was covered with sandalwood pulp, Madhavendra Puri's labor

became successful."

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TEXT

purira prema-parakastha karaha vicara

alaukika prema citte lage camatkara

SYNONYMS

purira -- of Madhavendra Puri; prema-para-kastha -- the standard of

intense love of Godhead; karaha -- just make; vicara -- judgment;

alaukika -- uncommon; prema -- love of Godhead; citte -- in the mind;

lage -- strikes; camatkara -- wonder.

TRANSLATION

Caitanya Mahaprabhu placed the standard of Madhavendra Puri's intense

love before Nityananda Prabhu for judgment. "All his loving activities

are uncommon," Caitanya Mahaprabhu said. "Indeed, one is struck with

wonder to hear of his activities."

PURPORT

When the living entity feels spiritual separation from Krsna (krsna-

viraha), he has achieved the prime success of life. When one becomes

disinterested in material things, he is simply experiencing the other

side of attraction for material things. However, feeling separation from

Krsna and engaging in the service of the Lord to fulfill His mission

constitute the best example of love of Krsna. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

wanted to point out this intense love of Krsna exhibited by Madhavendra

Puri. All Caitanya Mahaprabhu's devotees later followed in the footsteps

of Madhavendra Puri, serving the Lord without personal considerations.

Madhya 4.179

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TEXT

parama virakta, mauni, sarvatra udasina

gramya-varta-bhaye dvitiya-sanga-hina

SYNONYMS

parama virakta -- totally renounced or unattached; mauni -- silent;

sarvatra -- everywhere; udasina -- uninterested; gramya-varta -- of

mundane topics; bhaye -- in fear; dvitiya -- second; sanga -- associate;

hina -- without.

TRANSLATION

Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "Sri Madhavendra Puri used to remain

alone. He was completely renounced and always very silent. He was

uninterested in everything material, and for fear of talking about

mundane things, he always lived without a companion.

Madhya 4.180

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TEXT

hena-jana gopalera ajnamrta pana

sahasra krosa asi' bule candana magina

SYNONYMS

hena-jana -- such a personality; gopalera -- of the Gopala Deity; ajna-

amrta -- the nectarean order; pana -- getting; sahasra -- a thousand;

krosa -- a distance of two miles; asi' -- coming; bule -- walks; candana

-- sandalwood; magina -- begging.

TRANSLATION

"After receiving the transcendental orders of Gopala, this great

personality traveled thousands of miles just to collect sandalwood by

begging.

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TEXT

bhoke rahe, tabu anna magina na khaya

hena-jana candana-bhara vahi' lana yaya

SYNONYMS

bhoke -- hungry; rahe -- remains; tabu -- still; anna -- food; magina --

begging; na -- does not; khaya -- eat; hena-jana -- such a person;

candana-bhara -- the load of sandalwood; vahi' -- carrying; lana --

taking; yaya -- goes.

TRANSLATION

"Although Madhavendra Puri was hungry, he would not beg food to eat.

This renounced person carried a load of sandalwood for the sake of Sri

Gopala.

Madhya 4.182

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TEXT

‘maneka candana, tola-viseka karpura

gopale paraiba' -- ei ananda pracura

SYNONYMS

maneka candana -- one maund of sandalwood; tola -- a measurement of

weight; viseka -- twenty; karpura -- camphor; gopale -- on Gopala;

paraiba -- I shall smear; ei -- this; ananda -- pleasure; pracura --

sufficient.

TRANSLATION

"Without considering his personal comforts, Madhavendra Puri carried one

maund [about eighty-two pounds] of sandalwood and twenty tolas [about

eight ounces] of camphor to smear over the body of Gopala. This

transcendental pleasure was sufficient for him.

Madhya 4.183

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TEXT

utkalera dani rakhe candana dekhina

tahan edaila raja-patra dekhana

SYNONYMS

utkalera -- of Orissa; dani -- toll officer; rakhe -- takes; candana --

sandalwood; dekhina -- seeing; tahan -- there; edaila -- escaped; raja-

patra -- governmental release; dekhana -- by showing.

TRANSLATION

"Since there were restrictions against taking the sandalwood out of the

Orissa province, the toll official confiscated the stock, but

Madhavendra Puri showed him the release papers given by the government

and consequently escaped difficulties.

Madhya 4.184

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TEXT

mleccha-desa dura patha, jagati apara

ke-mate candana niba -- nahi e vicara

SYNONYMS

mleccha-desa -- the countries governed by Muslims; dura patha -- long

journey; jagati -- watchmen; apara -- unlimited; ke-mate -- how; candana

-- the sandalwood; niba -- I shall take; nahi -- there was not; e --

this; vicara -- consideration.

TRANSLATION

"Madhavendra Puri was not at all anxious during the long journey to

Vrndavana through the provinces governed by the Muslims and filled with

unlimited numbers of watchmen.

Madhya 4.185

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TEXT

sange eka vata nahi ghati-dana dite

tathapi utsaha bada candana lana yaite

SYNONYMS

sange -- with him; eka -- one; vata -- farthing; nahi -- there was not;

ghati-dana -- as a toll tax; dite -- to give; tathapi -- still; utsaha --

enthusiasm; bada -- much; candana -- sandalwood; lana -- taking; yaite -

- to go.

TRANSLATION

"Although Madhavendra Puri did not have a farthing with him, he was not

afraid to pass by the toll officers. His only enjoyment was in carrying

the load of sandalwood to Vrndavana for Gopala.

Madhya 4.186

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TEXT

pragadha-premera ei svabhava-acara

nija-duhkha-vighnadira na kare vicara

SYNONYMS

pragadha -- intense; premera -- of love of Godhead; ei -- this; svabhava

-- natural; acara -- behavior; nija -- personal; duhkha -- inconvenience;

vighna -- impediments; adira -- and so on; na -- not; kare -- does;

vicara -- consideration.

TRANSLATION

"This is the natural result of intense love of Godhead. The devotee does

not consider personal inconveniences or impediments. In all

circumstances he wants to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

PURPORT

It is natural for those who have developed intense love for Krsna not to

care for personal inconvenience and impediments. Such devotees are

simply determined to execute the order of the Supreme Personality of

Godhead or His representative, the spiritual master. In all

circumstances, even amidst the greatest dangers, they undeviatingly

carry on with the greatest determination. This definitely proves the

intense love of the servitor. As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.14.8),

tat te 'nukampam su-samiksamanah: those who seriously desire to get free

from the clutches of material existence, who have developed intense love

for Krsna, are worthy candidates for going back home, back to Godhead.

An intense lover of Krsna does not care for any number of material

discomforts, scarcity, impediments or unhappiness. It is said that when

one sees apparent unhappiness or distress in a perfect Vaisnava, it is

not at all unhappiness for him; rather, it is transcendental bliss. In

the Siksastaka (8), Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has also instructed, aslisya

va pada-ratam pinastu mam [Cc. Antya 20.47]. The intense lover of Krsna

is never deviated from his service, despite all difficulties and

impediments brought before him.

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TEXT

ei tara gadha prema loke dekhaite

gopala tanre ajna dila candana anite

SYNONYMS

ei -- this; tara -- of Madhavendra Puri; gadha -- intense; prema -- love

of Godhead; loke -- unto the people; dekhaite -- to show; gopala -- Lord

Gopala; tanre -- to him; ajna -- order; dila -- gave; candana --

sandalwood; anite -- to bring.

TRANSLATION

"Sri Gopala wanted to show how intensely Madhavendra Puri loved Krsna;

therefore He asked him to go to Nilacala to fetch sandalwood and camphor.

Madhya 4.188

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bahu parisrame candana remuna anila

ananda badila mane, duhkha na ganila

SYNONYMS

bahu -- much; parisrame -- with labor; candana -- sandalwood; remuna --

to Remuna (the village of Gopinatha); anila -- brought; ananda --

pleasure; badila -- increased; mane -- in the mind; duhkha --

difficulties; na -- not; ganila -- counted.

TRANSLATION

"With great trouble and after much labor, Madhavendra Puri brought the

load of sandalwood to Remuna. However, he was still very pleased; he

discounted all the difficulties.

Madhya 4.189

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TEXT

pariksa karite gopala kaila ajna dana

pariksa kariya sese haila dayavan

SYNONYMS

pariksa -- test; karite -- to make; gopala -- Lord Gopala; kaila -- did;

ajna -- the order; dana -- giving; pariksa -- the test; kariya -- making;

sese -- at the end; haila -- became; daya-van -- merciful.

TRANSLATION

"To test the intense love of Madhavendra Puri, Gopala, the Supreme

Personality of Godhead, ordered him to bring sandalwood from Nilacala,

and when Madhavendra Puri passed this examination, the Lord became very

merciful to him.

Madhya 4.190

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TEXT

ei bhakti, bhakta-priya-krsna-vyavahara

bujhiteo ama-sabara nahi adhikara

SYNONYMS

ei bhakti -- this type of devotion; bhakta -- of the devotee; priya --

and the most lovable object; krsna -- Lord Krsna; vyavahara -- the

behavior; bujhiteo -- to understand; ama-sabara -- of all of us; nahi --

there is not; adhikara -- the capacity.

TRANSLATION

"Such behavior exhibited in loving service between the devotee and the

devotee's lovable object, Sri Krsna, is transcendental. It is not

possible for a common man to understand. Common men do not even have the

capacity."

Madhya 4.191

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TEXT

eta bali' pade prabhu tanra krta sloka

yei sloka-candre jagat karyache aloka

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; pade -- reads; prabhu -- Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; tanra -- by Madhavendra Puri; krta -- composed; sloka --

verse; yei -- that; sloka-candre -- by the moonlike verse; jagat -- all

over the world; karyache -- produced; aloka -- light.

TRANSLATION

After saying this, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu read the famous verse of

Madhavendra Puri. That verse is just like the moon. It has spread

illumination all over the world.

Madhya 4.192

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ghasite ghasite yaiche malayaja-sara

gandha bade, taiche ei slokera vicara

SYNONYMS

ghasite ghasite -- rubbing and rubbing; yaiche -- just as; malayaja-sara

-- sandalwood; gandha -- the fragrance; bade -- increases; taiche --

similarly; ei -- this; slokera -- of the verse; vicara -- the

consideration.

TRANSLATION

Continuous rubbing increases the aroma of Malaya sandalwood. Similarly,

consideration of this verse increases one's understanding of its

importance.

Madhya 4.193

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ratna-gana-madhye yaiche kaustubha-mani

rasa-kavya-madhye taiche ei sloka gani

SYNONYMS

ratna-gana -- the valuable jewels; madhye -- among; yaiche -- just as;

kaustubha-mani -- the jewel known as Kaustubha-mani; rasa-kavya --

poetry dealing with the mellows of devotional service; madhye -- among;

taiche -- similarly; ei -- this; sloka -- verse; gani -- I count.

TRANSLATION

As the Kaustubha-mani is considered the most precious of valuable stones,

this verse is similarly considered the best of poems dealing with the

mellows of devotional service.

Madhya 4.194

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ei sloka kahiyachena radha-thakurani

tanra krpaya sphuriyache madhavendra-vani

SYNONYMS

ei -- this; sloka -- verse; kahiyachena -- has spoken; radha-thakurani --

Srimati Radharani; tanra -- Her; krpaya -- by the mercy; sphuriyache --

has manifested; madhavendra -- of Madhavendra Puri; vani -- the words.

TRANSLATION

Actually this verse was spoken by Srimati Radharani Herself, and by Her

mercy only was it manifest in the words of Madhavendra Puri.

Madhya 4.195

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kiba gauracandra iha kare asvadana

iha asvadite ara nahi cautha-jana

SYNONYMS

kiba -- how excellent; gauracandra -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; iha -

- this; kare -- does; asvadana -- tasting; iha -- this verse; asvadite --

to taste; ara -- another; nahi -- there is not; cautha-jana -- a fourth

man.

TRANSLATION

Only Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has tasted the poetry of this verse. No

fourth man is capable of understanding it.

PURPORT

This indicates that only Srimati Radharani, Madhavendra Puri and

Caitanya Mahaprabhu are capable of understanding the purport of this

verse.

Madhya 4.196

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sesa-kale ei sloka pathite pathite

siddhi-prapti haila purira slokera sahite

SYNONYMS

sesa-kale -- at the end; ei sloka -- this verse; pathite pathite -- by

reciting repeatedly; siddhi-prapti -- attainment of perfection; haila --

there was; purira -- of Madhavendra Puri; slokera -- this verse; sahite -

- with.

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri recited this verse again and again at the end of his

material existence. Thus uttering this verse, he attained the ultimate

goal of life.

Madhya 4.197

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ayi dina-dayardra natha he

mathura-natha kadavalokyase

hrdayam tvad-aloka-kataram

dayita bhramyati kim karomy aham

SYNONYMS

ayi -- O My Lord; dina -- on the poor; daya-ardra -- compassionate;

natha -- O master; he -- O; mathura-natha -- the master of Mathura; kada

-- when; avalokyase -- I shall see You; hrdayam -- My heart; tvat -- of

You; aloka -- without seeing; kataram -- very much aggrieved; dayita --

O most beloved; bhramyati -- becomes overwhelmed; kim -- what; karomi --

shall do; aham -- I.

TRANSLATION

"O My Lord! O most merciful master! O master of Mathura! When shall I

see You again? Because of My not seeing You, My agitated heart has

become unsteady. O most beloved one, what shall I do now?"

PURPORT

The uncontaminated devotees who strictly depend on the Vedanta

philosophy are divided into four sampradayas, or transcendental parties.

Out of the four sampradayas, the Sri Madhvacarya-sampradaya was accepted

by Madhavendra Puri. Thus he took sannyasa according to parampara, the

disciplic succession. Beginning from Madhvacarya down to the spiritual

master of Madhavendra Puri, the acarya named Laksmipati, there was no

realization of devotional service in conjugal love. Sri Madhavendra Puri

introduced the conception of conjugal love for the first time in the

Madhvacarya-sampradaya, and this conclusion of the Madhvacarya-

sampradaya was revealed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu when He toured

southern India and met the Tattvavadis, who supposedly belonged to the

Madhvacarya-sampradaya.

When Sri Krsna left Vrndavana and accepted the kingdom of Mathura,

Srimati Radharani, out of ecstatic feelings of separation, expressed how

Krsna can be loved in separation. Thus devotional service in separation

is central to this verse. Worship in separation is considered by the

Gaudiya-Madhva-sampradaya to be the topmost level of devotional service.

According to this conception, the devotee thinks of himself as very poor

and neglected by the Lord. Thus he addresses the Lord as dina-dayardra

natha, as did Madhavendra Puri. Such an ecstatic feeling is the highest

form of devotional service. Because Krsna had gone to Mathura, Srimati

Radharani was very much affected, and She expressed Herself thus: "My

dear Lord, because of Your separation My mind has become overly agitated.

Now tell Me, what can I do? I am very poor and You are very merciful,

so kindly have compassion upon Me and let Me know when I shall see You."

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was always expressing the ecstatic emotions of

Srimati Radharani that She exhibited when She saw Uddhava at Vrndavana.

Similar feelings, experienced by Madhavendra Puri, are expressed in this

verse. Therefore, Vaisnavas in the Gaudiya-Madhva-sampradaya say that

the ecstatic feelings experienced by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu during His

appearance came from Sri Madhavendra Puri through Isvara Puri. All the

devotees in the line of the Gaudiya-Madhva-sampradaya accept these

principles of devotional service.

Madhya 4.198

TEXT 198

TEXT

ei sloka padite prabhu ha-ila murcchite

premete vivasa hana padila bhumite

SYNONYMS

ei sloka -- this verse; padite -- reciting; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; ha-ila -- became; murcchite -- unconscious; premete -- in

ecstatic love; vivasa -- uncontrolled; hana -- becoming; padila -- fell

down; bhumite -- on the ground.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu recited this verse, He immediately fell to

the ground unconscious. He was overwhelmed and had no control over

Himself.

Madhya 4.199

TEXT 199

TEXT

aste-vyaste kole kari' nila nityananda

krandana kariya tabe uthe gauracandra

SYNONYMS

aste-vyaste -- in great haste; kole -- on the lap; kari' -- making; nila

-- took; nityananda -- Lord Nityananda Prabhu; krandana -- crying;

kariya -- doing; tabe -- at that time; uthe -- got up; gauracandra --

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

When Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu fell to the ground in ecstatic love,

Lord Nityananda quickly took Him on His lap. Crying, Caitanya Mahaprabhu

then got up again.

Madhya 4.200

TEXT 200

TEXT

premonmada haila, uthi' iti-uti dhaya

hunkara karaye, hase, kande, nace, gaya

SYNONYMS

prema-unmada -- the madness of love; haila -- there was; uthi' --

getting up; iti-uti dhaya -- runs here and there; hunkara -- resounding;

karaye -- does; hase -- laughs; kande -- cries; nace -- dances; gaya --

and sings.

TRANSLATION

Exhibiting ecstatic emotions, the Lord began to run here and there,

making resounding noises. Sometimes He laughed, and sometimes He cried,

and sometimes He danced and sang.

Madhya 4.201

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TEXT

‘ayi dina, ayi dina' bale bara-bara

kanthe na nihsare vani, netre asru-dhara

SYNONYMS

ayi dina -- O My Lord, master of the poor; ayi dina -- O My Lord, master

of the poor; bale -- says; bara-bara -- repeatedly; kanthe -- in the

throat; na -- not; nihsare -- comes out; vani -- the voice; netre -- in

the eyes; asru-dhara -- torrents of tears.

TRANSLATION

Caitanya Mahaprabhu could not recite the whole verse. He simply said, "

Ayi dina! Ayi dina!" repeatedly. Thus He could not speak, and profuse

tears were in His eyes.

Madhya 4.202

TEXT 202

TEXT

kampa, sveda, pulakasru, stambha, vaivarnya

nirveda, visada, jadya, garva, harsa, dainya

SYNONYMS

kampa -- trembling; sveda -- perspiration; pulaka-asru -- jubilation and

tears; stambha -- shock; vaivarnya -- loss of color; nirveda --

disappointment; visada -- moroseness; jadya -- loss of memory; garva --

pride; harsa -- joy; dainya -- humility.

TRANSLATION

Trembling, perspiration, jubilant tears, shock, fading of the bodily

luster, disappointment, moroseness, loss of memory, pride, joy and

humility were all visible in Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's body.

PURPORT

In the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, jadya is explained as loss of memory

brought about by severe shock due to separation from the beloved. In

that state of mind, one loses all concern for loss and gain, hearing and

seeing, as well as all other considerations. This marks the preliminary

appearance of illusion.

Madhya 4.203

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ei sloke ughadila premera kapata

gopinatha-sevaka dekhe prabhura prema-nata

SYNONYMS

ei sloke -- this verse; ughadila -- uncovered; premera -- of conjugal

love; kapata -- the door; gopinatha-sevaka -- the servants of the

Gopinatha Deity; dekhe -- see; prabhura -- of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

prema-nata -- the dance in ecstatic love.

TRANSLATION

This verse uncovered the door of ecstatic love, and when it was

exhibited, all the servants of Gopinatha saw Caitanya Mahaprabhu dance

in ecstasy.

Madhya 4.204

TEXT 204

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lokera sanghatta dekhi' prabhura bahya haila

thakurera bhoga sari' arati bajila

SYNONYMS

lokera -- of people; sanghatta -- a crowd; dekhi' -- seeing; prabhura --

of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bahya -- external consciousness; haila --

appeared; thakurera -- of the Deity; bhoga -- offering; sari' --

finishing; arati -- performance of arati; bajila -- resounded.

TRANSLATION

When many people crowded around Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, He regained His

external senses. In the meantime, the offering to the Deity had been

finished, and there was a resounding arati performance.

Madhya 4.205

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thakure sayana karana pujari haila bahira

prabhura age ani' dila prasada bara ksira

SYNONYMS

thakure -- the Deity; sayana -- lying down; karana -- causing to do;

pujari -- the priest; haila -- was; bahira -- out of the temple;

prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; age -- in front; ani' --

bringing; dila -- offered; prasada -- the remnants of food; bara --

twelve; ksira -- pots of sweet rice.

TRANSLATION

When the Deities were laid down to rest, the priest came out of the

temple and offered all twelve pots of sweet rice to Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

Madhya 4.206

TEXT 206

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ksira dekhi' mahaprabhura ananda badila

bhakta-gane khaoyaite panca ksira laila

SYNONYMS

ksira -- the sweet rice; dekhi' -- seeing; mahaprabhura -- of Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ananda -- the pleasure; badila -- increased; bhakta-

gane -- the devotees; khaoyaite -- to feed them; panca -- five pots;

ksira -- sweet rice; laila -- accepted.

TRANSLATION

When all the pots of sweet rice, remnants left by Gopinatha, were placed

before Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, He became very pleased. In order to feed

the devotees, He accepted five of them.

Madhya 4.207

TEXT 207

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sata ksira pujarike bahudiya dila

panca-ksira panca-jane vantiya khaila

SYNONYMS

sata ksira -- seven pots of sweet rice; pujarike -- toward the pujari;

bahudiya -- pushing forward; dila -- gave; panca-ksira -- five pots of

sweet rice; panca-jane -- to five men; vantiya -- distributing; khaila --

ate.

TRANSLATION

The seven remaining pots were pushed forward and delivered to the priest.

Then the five pots of sweet rice the Lord had accepted were distributed

among the five devotees, and they ate the prasadam.

Madhya 4.208

TEXT 208

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gopinatha-rupe yadi kariyachena bhojana

bhakti dekhaite kaila prasada bhaksana

SYNONYMS

gopinatha-rupe -- in His arca incarnation as Gopinatha; yadi -- although;

kariyachena -- has done; bhojana -- eating; bhakti -- devotional

service; dekhaite -- to exhibit; kaila -- did; prasada bhaksana --

eating.

TRANSLATION

Being identical with the Gopinatha Deity, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had

already tasted and eaten the pots of sweet rice. Yet just to manifest

devotional service, He again ate the pots of sweet rice as a devotee.

Madhya 4.209

TEXT 209

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nama-sankirtane sei ratri gonaila

mangala-arati dekhi' prabhate calila

SYNONYMS

nama-sankirtane -- in congregational chanting; sei -- that; ratri --

night; gonaila -- passed; mangala-arati -- the early arati; dekhi' --

after seeing; prabhate -- in the morning; calila -- departed.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu passed that night at the temple engaged in

congregational chanting. In the morning, after seeing the mangala-arati

performance, He departed.

Madhya 4.210

TEXT 210

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gopala-gopinatha-puri-gosanira guna

bhakta-sange sri-mukhe prabhu kaila asvadana

SYNONYMS

gopala -- of the Gopala Deity; gopinatha -- of the Gopinatha Deity; puri-

gosanira -- of Madhavendra Puri; guna -- the qualities; bhakta-sange --

with the devotees; sri-mukhe -- in His own mouth; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; kaila -- did; asvadana -- tasting.

TRANSLATION

In this way, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally tasted with His own

mouth the transcendental qualities of Gopalaji, Gopinatha and Sri

Madhavendra Puri.

Madhya 4.211

TEXT 211

TEXT

ei ta' akhyane kahila donhara mahima

prabhura bhakta-vatsalya, ara bhakta-prema-sima

SYNONYMS

ei ta' -- thus; akhyane -- in the narration; kahila -- described;

donhara -- of the two; mahima -- the glories; prabhura -- of Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta-vatsalya -- attachment for His devotees; ara

-- and; bhakta-prema-sima -- the highest limit of ecstatic love by the

devotee.

TRANSLATION

Thus I have described both the transcendental glories of Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu's affection for His devotees and the highest limit of

ecstatic love of God.

Madhya 4.212

TEXT 212

TEXT

sraddha-yukta hana iha sune yei jana

sri-krsna-carane sei paya prema-dhana

SYNONYMS

sraddha-yukta -- possessed of faith; hana -- being; iha -- this; sune --

hears; yei -- that; jana -- person; sri-krsna-carane -- at the lotus

feet of Lord Sri Krsna; sei -- that person; paya -- gets; prema-dhana --

the treasure of love of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

One who hears this narration with faith and devotion attains the

treasure of love of Godhead at the lotus feet of Sri Krsna.

Madhya 4.213

TEXT 213

TEXT

sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa

caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa

SYNONYMS

sri-rupa -- Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha -- Srila Raghunatha dasa

Gosvami; pade -- at the lotus feet; yara -- whose; asa -- expectation;

Caitanya-caritamrta -- the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe --

describes; krsnadasa -- Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always

desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta,

following in their footsteps.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-

lila, Fourth Chapter, describing Sri Madhavendra Puri's devotional

service.

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Madhya 4: Sri Madhavendra Puri's Devotional Service
 
Chapter 4: 
Sri Madhavendra Puri's Devotional Service
 
In his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura gives the 
following summary of the Fourth Chapter. Passing along the path of 
Chatrabhoga and coming to Vrddhamantresvara, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
reached the border of Orissa. On His way He enjoyed transcendental bliss 
by chanting and begging alms in different villages. In this way He 
reached the celebrated village of Remuna, where there is a Deity of 
Gopinatha. There He narrated the story of Madhavendra Puri, as He had 
heard it from His spiritual master, Isvara Puri. The narration is as 
follows.
 
One night while in Govardhana, Madhavendra Puri dreamed that the Gopala 
Deity was within the forest. The next morning he invited his 
neighborhood friends to accompany him to excavate the Deity from the 
jungle. He then established the Deity of Sri Gopalaji on top of 
Govardhana Hill with great pomp. Gopala was worshiped, and the Annakuta 
festival was observed. This festival was known everywhere, and many 
people from the neighboring villages came to join. One night the Gopala 
Deity again appeared to Madhavendra Puri in a dream and asked him to go 
to Jagannatha Puri to collect some sandalwood pulp and smear it on the 
body of the Deity. Having received this order, Madhavendra Puri 
immediately started for Orissa. Traveling through Bengal, he reached 
Remuna village and there received a pot of condensed milk (ksira) 
offered to the Deity of Gopinathaji. This pot of condensed milk was 
stolen by Gopinatha and delivered to Madhavendra Puri. Since then, the 
Gopinatha Deity has been known as Ksira-cora-gopinatha, the Deity who 
stole the pot of condensed milk. After reaching Jagannatha Puri, 
Madhavendra Puri received permission from the King to take out one maund 
of sandalwood and twenty tolas of camphor. Aided by two men, he brought 
these things to Remuna. Again he saw in a dream that Gopala at 
Govardhana Hill desired that very sandalwood to be turned into pulp 
mixed with camphor and smeared over the body of Gopinathaji. 
Understanding that that would satisfy the Gopala Deity at Govardhana, 
Madhavendra Puri executed the order and returned to Jagannatha Puri.
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu narrated this story for Lord Nityananda Prabhu 
and other devotees and praised the pure devotional service of 
Madhavendra Puri. When He recited some verses composed by Madhavendra 
Puri, He went into an ecstatic mood. But when He saw that many people 
were assembled, He checked Himself and ate some sweet rice prasadam. 
Thus He passed that night, and the next morning He again started for 
Jagannatha Puri.
 
Madhya 4.1
 
TEXT 1
 
TEXT
 
yasmai datum corayan ksira-bhandam
gopinathah ksira-corabhidho 'bhut
sri-gopalah pradurasid vasah san
yat-premna tam madhavendram nato 'smi
SYNONYMS
 
yasmai -- unto whom; datum -- to deliver; corayan -- stealing; ksira-
bhandam -- the pot of sweet rice; gopinathah -- Gopinatha; ksira-cora -- 
stealer of a pot of sweet rice; abhidhah -- celebrated; abhut -- became; 
sri-gopalah -- Sri Gopala Deity; pradurasit appeared; vasah -- 
captivated; san -- being; yat-premna -- by his love; tam -- unto him; 
madhavendram -- Madhavendra Puri, who was in the Madhva-sampradaya; 
natah asmi -- I offer my respectful obeisances.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I offer my respectful obeisances unto Madhavendra Puri, who was given a 
pot of sweet rice stolen by Sri Gopinatha, celebrated thereafter as 
Ksira-cora. Being pleased by Madhavendra Puri's love, Sri Gopala, the 
Deity at Govardhana, appeared to the public vision.
 
PURPORT
 
Bhaktivinoda Thakura annotates that this Gopala Deity was originally 
installed by Vajra, the great-grandson of Krsna. Madhavendra Puri 
rediscovered Gopala and established Him on top of Govardhana Hill. This 
Gopala Deity is now situated at Nathadvara and is under the management 
of descendants of Vallabhacarya. The worship of the Deity is very 
luxurious, and one who goes there can purchase varieties of prasadam by 
paying a small price.
 
Madhya 4.2
 
TEXT 2
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya gauracandra jaya nityananda
jayadvaitacandra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya gauracandra -- all glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jaya 
nityananda -- all glories to Lord Nityananda; jaya advaita-candra -- all 
glories to Advaita Prabhu; jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda -- all glories to the 
devotees of the Lord.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Nityananda 
Prabhu! All glories to Advaita Prabhu! And all glories to all the 
devotees of Lord Caitanya!
 
Madhya 4.3–4
 
TEXTS 3–4
 
TEXT
 
niladri-gamana, jagannatha-darasana
sarvabhauma bhattacarya-prabhura milana
e saba lila prabhura dasa vrndavana
vistari' kariyachena uttama varnana
SYNONYMS
 
niladri-gamana -- going to Jagannatha Puri; jagannatha-darasana -- 
visiting the temple of Lord Jagannatha; sarvabhauma bhattacarya -- with 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; prabhura -- of the Lord; milana -- meeting; e 
saba -- all these; lila -- pastimes; prabhura -- of the Lord; dasa 
vrndavana -- Vrndavana dasa Thakura; vistari' -- elaborating; 
kariyachena -- has done; uttama -- very nice; varnana -- description.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord went to Jagannatha Puri and visited Lord Jagannatha's temple. 
He also met with Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya. All these pastimes have been 
very elaborately explained by Vrndavana dasa Thakura in his book 
Caitanya-bhagavata.
 
Madhya 4.5
 
TEXT 5
 
TEXT
 
sahaje vicitra madhura caitanya-vihara
vrndavana-dasa-mukhe amrtera dhara
SYNONYMS
 
sahaje -- naturally; vicitra -- wonderful; madhura -- sweet; caitanya -- 
of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vihara -- the activities; vrndavana-dasa -- 
of Vrndavana dasa Thakura; mukhe -- from the mouth; amrtera -- of nectar;
 dhara -- shower.
 
TRANSLATION
 
By nature all the activities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are very 
wonderful and sweet, and when they are described by Vrndavana dasa 
Thakura, they become like a shower of nectar.
 
Madhya 4.6
 
TEXT 6
 
TEXT
 
ataeva taha varnile haya punarukti
dambha kari' varni yadi taiche nahi sakti
SYNONYMS
 
ataeva -- therefore; taha -- such activities; varnile -- if describing; 
haya -- there is; punarukti -- repetition; dambha kari' -- being proud; 
varni -- I describe; yadi -- if; taiche -- such; nahi -- there is not; 
sakti -- power.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Therefore I very humbly submit that since these incidents have already 
been nicely described by Vrndavana dasa Thakura, I would be very proud 
to repeat the same thing, and this would not be very good. I do not have 
such powers.
 
Madhya 4.7
 
TEXT 7
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-mangale yaha karila varnana
sutra-rupe sei lila kariye sucana
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya-mangale -- in the book named Caitanya-mangala; yaha -- whatever;
 karila varnana -- has described; sutra-rupe -- in the form of a 
synopsis; sei lila -- those pastimes; kariye sucana -- I shall present.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I am therefore presenting only a synopsis of those events already 
described elaborately by Vrndavana dasa Thakura in his Caitanya-mangala [
now known as Caitanya-bhagavata].
 
Madhya 4.8
 
TEXT 8
 
TEXT
 
tanra sutre ache, tenha na kaila varnana
yatha-kathancit kari' se lila kathana
SYNONYMS
 
tanra -- his; sutre -- in the synopsis; ache -- there are; tenha -- he; 
na kaila varnana -- did not describe; yatha-kathancit -- something of 
them; kari' -- doing; se -- these; lila -- of pastimes; kathana -- 
narration.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Some of the incidents he did not describe elaborately but only 
summarized, and these I shall try to describe in this book.
 
Madhya 4.9
 
TEXT 9
 
TEXT
 
ataeva tanra paye kari namaskara
tanra paya aparadha na ha-uk amara
SYNONYMS
 
ataeva -- therefore; tanra paye -- at his lotus feet; kari -- I do; 
namaskara -- obeisances; tanra paya -- to the lotus feet of Vrndavana 
dasa Thakura; aparadha -- offense; na -- not; ha-uk -- let it happen; 
amara -- my.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I thus offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Vrndavana 
dasa Thakura. I hope that I will not offend his lotus feet by this 
action.
 
Madhya 4.10
 
TEXT 10
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata mahaprabhu calila nilacale
cari bhakta sange krsna-kirtana-kutuhale
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; mahaprabhu -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; calila --
 proceeded; nilacale -- toward Jagannatha Puri; cari bhakta -- four 
devotees; sange -- with; krsna-kirtana -- for chanting of the holy name 
of Krsna; kutuhale -- in great eagerness.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu proceeded toward Jagannatha Puri with four of 
His devotees, and He chanted the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Krsna 
mantra, with great eagerness.
 
Madhya 4.11
 
TEXT 11
 
TEXT
 
bhiksa lagi' eka-dina eka grama giya
apane bahuta anna anila magiya
SYNONYMS
 
bhiksa lagi' -- for prasadam; eka-dina -- in one day; eka grama -- to 
one village; giya -- going; apane -- personally; bahuta -- a great 
quantity; anna -- of rice and other eatables; anila -- brought; magiya --
 begging.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Each day Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally went to a village and 
collected a great quantity of rice and other grains for the preparation 
of prasadam.
 
Madhya 4.12
 
TEXT 12
 
TEXT
 
pathe bada bada dani vighna nahi kare
ta' sabare krpa kari' aila remunare
SYNONYMS
 
pathe -- on the way; bada bada -- big, big; dani -- toll or tax 
collector; vighna -- hindrances; nahi -- not; kare -- make; ta' sabare --
 to all of them; krpa kari' -- showing mercy; aila -- reached; remunare -
- the village known as Remuna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There were many rivers on the way, and at each river there was a tax 
collector. The tax collectors did not hinder the Lord, however, and He 
showed them mercy. Finally He reached the village of Remuna.
 
PURPORT
 
There is a railway station named Balesvara, and five miles to the west 
is the village of Remuna. The temple of Ksira-cora-gopinatha still 
exists in this village, and within the temple the samadhi tomb of 
Rasikananda Prabhu, the chief disciple of Syamananda Gosvami, can still 
be found.
 
Madhya 4.13
 
TEXT 13
 
TEXT
 
remunate gopinatha parama-mohana
bhakti kari' kaila prabhu tanra darasana
SYNONYMS
 
remunate -- in that village of Remuna; gopinatha -- the Deity of 
Gopinatha; parama-mohana -- very attractive; bhakti kari' -- with great 
devotion; kaila -- did; prabhu -- the Lord; tanra -- of Him; darasana -- 
visit.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Deity of Gopinatha in the temple at Remuna was very attractive. Lord 
Caitanya visited the temple and offered His obeisances with great 
devotion.
 
Madhya 4.14
 
TEXT 14
 
TEXT
 
tanra pada-padma nikata pranama karite
tanra puspa-cuda padila prabhura mathate
SYNONYMS
 
tanra pada-padma -- the lotus feet of Gopinatha; nikata -- near; pranama 
-- obeisances; karite -- while offering; tanra -- His; puspa-cuda -- 
helmet of flowers; padila -- fell down; prabhura -- of the Lord; mathate 
-- on the head.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered His obeisances at the lotus feet of 
the Gopinatha Deity, the helmet of flowers on the head of Gopinatha fell 
down and landed on the head of Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Madhya 4.15
 
TEXT 15
 
TEXT
 
cuda pana mahaprabhura anandita mana
bahu nrtya-gita kaila lana bhakta-gana
SYNONYMS
 
cuda pana -- getting the helmet; mahaprabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; anandita -- pleased; mana -- the mind; bahu -- various kinds;
 nrtya-gita -- dancing and chanting; kaila -- performed; lana -- with; 
bhakta-gana -- the devotees.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the Deity's helmet fell upon His head, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
became very pleased, and thus He chanted and danced in various ways with 
His devotees.
 
Madhya 4.16
 
TEXT 16
 
TEXT
 
prabhura prabhava dekhi' prema-rupa-guna
vismita ha-ila gopinathera dasa-gana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura -- of the Lord; prabhava -- the influence; dekhi' -- seeing; 
prema-rupa -- His beauty; guna -- and His qualities; vismita ha-ila -- 
became struck with wonder; gopinathera -- of the Gopinatha Deity; dasa-
gana -- the servants.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All the servants of the Deity were struck with wonder due to Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu's intense love, His exquisite beauty and His 
transcendental qualities.
 
Madhya 4.17
 
TEXT 17
 
TEXT
 
nana-rupe pritye kaila prabhura sevana
sei ratri tahan prabhu karila vancana
SYNONYMS
 
nana-rupe -- in various ways; pritye -- on account of love; kaila -- did;
 prabhura -- of the Lord; sevana -- service; sei ratri -- that night; 
tahan -- there; prabhu -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karila -- did; 
vancana -- passing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Because of their love for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, they served Him in 
many ways, and that night the Lord stayed at the temple of Gopinatha.
 
Madhya 4.18
 
TEXT 18
 
TEXT
 
mahaprasada-ksira-lobhe rahila prabhu tatha
purve isvara-puri tanre kahiyachena katha
SYNONYMS
 
maha-prasada -- for the remnants of food; ksira -- sweet rice; lobhe -- 
in eagerness; rahila -- remained; prabhu -- the Lord; tatha -- there; 
purve -- before that; isvara-puri -- Isvara Puri, His spiritual master; 
tanre -- unto Him; kahiyachena -- told; katha -- a narration.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord remained there because He was very eager to receive the 
remnants of sweet rice offered to the Gopinatha Deity, having heard a 
narration from His spiritual master, Isvara Puri, of what had once 
happened there.
 
Madhya 4.19
 
TEXT 19
 
TEXT
 
‘ksira-cora gopinatha' prasiddha tanra nama
bhakta-gane kahe prabhu sei ta' akhyana
SYNONYMS
 
ksira-cora gopinatha -- the Gopinatha who stole the pot of sweet rice; 
prasiddha -- very famous; tanra nama -- His name; bhakta-gane -- to all 
the devotees; kahe -- tells; prabhu -- the Lord; sei ta' akhyana -- that 
narration.
 
TRANSLATION
 
That Deity was known widely as Ksira-cora-gopinatha, and Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu told His devotees the story of how the Deity became so famous.
 
Madhya 4.20
 
TEXT 20
 
TEXT
 
purve madhava-purira lagi' ksira kaila curi
ataeva nama haila ‘ksira-cora hari'
SYNONYMS
 
purve -- formerly; madhava-purira lagi' -- for Madhavendra Puri; ksira --
 sweet rice; kaila -- did; curi -- steal; ataeva -- therefore; nama -- 
the name; haila -- became; ksira-cora hari -- the Lord who stole a pot 
of sweet rice.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Formerly the Deity had stolen a pot of sweet rice for Madhavendra Puri; 
therefore He became very famous as the Lord who stole the sweet rice.
 
Madhya 4.21
 
TEXT 21
 
TEXT
 
purve sri-madhava-puri aila vrndavana
bhramite bhramite gela giri govardhana
SYNONYMS
 
purve -- formerly; sri-madhava-puri -- Srila Madhavendra Puri; aila -- 
came; vrndavana -- to Vrndavana; bhramite bhramite -- while traveling; 
gela -- went; giri govardhana -- to the hill known as Govardhana.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Once, Sri Madhavendra Puri traveled to Vrndavana, where he came upon the 
hill known as Govardhana.
 
Madhya 4.22
 
TEXT 22
 
TEXT
 
preme matta, -- nahi tanra ratri-dina-jnana
ksane uthe, ksane pade, nahi sthanasthana
SYNONYMS
 
preme matta -- maddened in the ecstasy of love of Krsna; nahi -- there 
was not; tanra -- of him; ratri-dina-jnana -- knowledge of day and night;
 ksane -- sometimes; uthe -- stands; ksane pade -- sometimes falls; nahi 
-- there was no sense; sthana-asthana -- a proper place or not.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhavendra Puri was almost mad in his ecstasy of love of Godhead, and 
he did not know whether it was day or night. Sometimes he stood up, and 
sometimes he fell to the ground. He could not discriminate whether he 
was in a proper place or not.
 
Madhya 4.23
 
TEXT 23
 
TEXT
 
saila parikrama kari' govinda-kunde asi'
snana kari, vrksa-tale ache sandhyaya vasi'
SYNONYMS
 
saila -- the hill; parikrama -- circumambulation; kari' -- finishing; 
govinda-kunde -- to the bank of the Govinda-kunda; asi' -- coming there; 
snana kari -- taking a bath; vrksa-tale -- under the shade of a tree; 
ache -- is; sandhyaya -- in the evening; vasi' -- resting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After circumambulating the hill, Madhavendra Puri went to Govinda-kunda 
and took his bath. He then sat beneath a tree to take his evening rest.
 
Madhya 4.24
 
TEXT 24
 
TEXT
 
gopala-balaka eka dugdha-bhanda lana
asi' age dhari' kichu balila hasiya
SYNONYMS
 
gopala-balaka -- cowherd boy; eka -- one; dugdha-bhanda lana -- taking a 
pot of milk; asi' -- coming; age dhari' -- holding it in front; kichu -- 
something; balila -- said; hasiya -- smiling.
 
TRANSLATION
 
While he was sitting beneath a tree, an unknown cowherd boy came with a 
pot of milk, placed it before Madhavendra Puri and, smiling, addressed 
him as follows.
 
Madhya 4.25
 
TEXT 25
 
TEXT
 
puri, ei dugdha lana kara tumi pana
magi' kene nahi khao, kiba kara dhyana
SYNONYMS
 
puri -- O Madhavendra Puri; ei dugdha lana -- taking this milk; kara 
tumi pana -- drink it; magi' -- by begging; kene -- why; nahi -- not; 
khao -- you eat; kiba -- what; kara -- do; dhyana -- meditation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"O Madhavendra Puri, please drink the milk I have brought. Why don't you 
beg some food to eat? What kind of meditation are you undergoing?"
 
Madhya 4.26
 
TEXT 26
 
TEXT
 
balakera saundarye purira ha-ila santosa
tahara madhura-vakye gela bhoka-sosa
SYNONYMS
 
balakera -- of the boy; saundarye -- in the beauty; purira -- of 
Madhavendra Puri; ha-ila -- was; santosa -- very much satisfaction; 
tahara -- of Him; madhura-vakye -- by the sweet words; gela -- forgot; 
bhoka-sosa -- all hunger and thirst.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When he saw the beauty of that boy, Madhavendra Puri became very 
satisfied. Hearing His sweet words, he forgot all hunger and thirst.
 
Madhya 4.27
 
TEXT 27
 
TEXT
 
puri kahe, -- ke tumi, kahan tomara vasa
ke-mate janile, ami kari upavasa
SYNONYMS
 
puri kahe -- Madhavendra Puri inquired from the boy; ke tumi -- who are 
You; kahan tomara vasa -- where do You reside; ke-mate -- how; janile -- 
You know; ami kari upavasa -- I am fasting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhavendra Puri said, "Who are You? Where do You reside? And how did 
You know that I was fasting?"
 
Madhya 4.28
 
TEXT 28
 
TEXT
 
balaka kahe, -- gopa ami, ei grame vasi
amara gramete keha na rahe upavasi
SYNONYMS
 
balaka kahe -- the boy said; gopa ami -- I am a cowherd boy; ei grame 
vasi -- I reside in this village; amara gramete -- in My village; keha --
 anyone; na -- not; rahe -- remains; upavasi -- without food.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The boy replied, "Sir, I am a cowherd boy, and I reside in this village. 
In My village, no one fasts.
 
Madhya 4.29
 
TEXT 29
 
TEXT
 
keha anna magi' khaya, keha dugdhahara
ayacaka-jane ami diye ta' ahara
SYNONYMS
 
keha -- someone; anna -- food; magi' -- begging; khaya -- eats; keha -- 
someone; dugdha-ahara -- drinks milk; ayacaka-jane -- a person who does 
not beg; ami -- I; diye -- supply; ta' -- certainly; ahara -- eatables.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In this village a person can beg food from others and thus eat. Some 
people drink only milk, but if a person does not ask anyone for food, I 
supply him all his eatables.
 
Madhya 4.30
 
TEXT 30
 
TEXT
 
jala nite stri-gana tomare dekhi' gela
stri-saba dugdha diya amare pathaila
SYNONYMS
 
jala nite -- for bringing water; stri-gana -- the women; tomare -- you; 
dekhi' gela -- saw you and went; stri-saba -- all the women; dugdha -- 
milk; diya -- giving; amare -- Me; pathaila -- have sent.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The women who come here to take water saw you, and they supplied Me 
with this milk and sent Me to you."
 
Madhya 4.31
 
TEXT 31
 
TEXT
 
go-dohana karite cahi, sighra ami yaba
ara-bara asi ami ei bhanda la-iba
SYNONYMS
 
go-dohana karite cahi -- I want to milk the cows; sighra -- very soon; 
ami yaba -- I must go; ara-bara -- again; asi -- coming back; ami -- I; 
ei -- this; bhanda -- pot; la-iba -- will take it back.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The boy continued, "I must go very soon to milk the cows, but I shall 
return and take back this milk pot from you."
 
Madhya 4.32
 
TEXT 32
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' gela balaka na dekhiye ara
madhava-purira citte ha-ila camatkara
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; gela -- went; balaka -- the boy; na -- not; 
dekhiye -- could be seen; ara -- any more; madhava-purira -- of 
Madhavendra Puri; citte -- in the mind; ha-ila -- there was; camatkara --
 wonder.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Saying this, the boy left the place. Indeed, He suddenly could be seen 
no more, and Madhavendra Puri's heart was filled with wonder.
 
Madhya 4.33
 
TEXT 33
 
TEXT
 
dugdha pana kari' bhanda dhuna rakhila
bata dekhe, se balaka punah na aila
SYNONYMS
 
dugdha -- milk; pana kari' -- drinking; bhanda -- the pot; dhuna -- 
washing; rakhila -- kept aside; bata dekhe -- looks at the path; se 
balaka -- the boy; punah -- again; na aila -- did not come back.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After drinking the milk, Madhavendra Puri washed the pot and put it 
aside. He looked toward the path, but the boy never returned.
 
Madhya 4.34
 
TEXT 34
 
TEXT
 
vasi' nama laya puri, nidra nahi haya
sesa-ratre tandra haila, -- bahya-vrtti-laya
SYNONYMS
 
vasi' -- sitting there; nama laya -- chants the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; 
puri -- Madhavendra Puri; nidra -- sleep; nahi haya -- there was not; 
sesa-ratre -- at the end of the night; tandra -- dozing; haila -- there 
was; bahya-vrtti -- of external activities; laya -- stop.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhavendra Puri could not sleep. He sat and chanted the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra, and at the end of the night he dozed a little, and his external 
activities stopped.
 
Madhya 4.35
 
TEXT 35
 
TEXT
 
svapne dekhe, sei balaka sammukhe asina
eka kunje lana gela hatete dharina
SYNONYMS
 
svapne -- in a dream; dekhe -- he saw; sei balaka -- the very same boy; 
sammukhe -- in front; asina -- coming; eka kunje -- in one of the bushes;
 lana -- taking him; gela -- went; hatete dharina -- holding him by the 
hand.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In a dream Madhavendra Puri saw the very same boy. The boy came before 
him and, holding his hand, took him to a bush in the jungle.
 
Madhya 4.36
 
TEXT 36
 
TEXT
 
kunja dekhana kahe, -- ami ei kunje ra-i
sita-vrsti-vatagnite maha-duhkha pai
SYNONYMS
 
kunja dekhana -- while showing him the bush; kahe -- He says; ami -- I; 
ei -- this; kunje -- in the bush; ra-i -- reside; sita-vrsti -- in 
chilly cold and in showering rain; vata -- in severe wind; agnite -- and 
in scorching heat; maha-duhkha pai -- I am experiencing great pain.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The boy showed Madhavendra Puri the bush and said, "I reside in this 
bush, and because of this I suffer very much from severe cold, rain 
showers, winds and scorching heat.
 
Madhya 4.37
 
TEXT 37
 
TEXT
 
gramera loka ani' ama kadha' kunja haite
parvata-upari lana rakha bhala-mate
SYNONYMS
 
gramera -- of the village; loka -- the people; ani' -- bringing; ama -- 
Me; kadha' -- take out; kunja haite -- from this bush; parvata-upari -- 
on the top of the hill; lana -- taking Me; rakha -- keep Me; bhala-mate -
- very nicely.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Please bring the people of the village and get them to take Me out of 
this bush. Then have them situate Me nicely on top of the hill.
 
Madhya 4.38
 
TEXT 38
 
TEXT
 
eka matha kari' tahan karaha sthapana
bahu sitala jale kara sri-anga marjana
SYNONYMS
 
eka -- one; matha -- temple; kari' -- constructing; tahan -- there; 
karaha -- do; sthapana -- installment; bahu -- much; sitala -- cold; 
jale -- in water; kara -- do; sri-anga -- My transcendental body; 
marjana -- washing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Please construct a temple on top of that hill," the boy continued, "and 
install Me in that temple. After this, wash Me with large quantities of 
cold water so that My body may be cleansed.
 
Madhya 4.39
 
TEXT 39
 
TEXT
 
bahu-dina tomara patha kari niriksana
kabe asi' madhava ama karibe sevana
SYNONYMS
 
bahu-dina -- many days; tomara -- of you; patha -- the path; kari -- I 
do; niriksana -- observing; kabe -- when; asi' -- coming; madhava -- 
Madhavendra Puri; ama -- Me; karibe -- he will do; sevana -- serving.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"For many days I have been observing you, and I have been wondering, ‘
When will Madhavendra Puri come here to serve Me?'
 
Madhya 4.40
 
TEXT 40
 
TEXT
 
tomara prema-vase kari' seva angikara
darsana diya nistariba sakala samsara
SYNONYMS
 
tomara -- your; prema-vase -- by being subjugated by the love; kari' -- 
doing; seva -- of service; angikara -- acceptance; darsana diya -- 
giving audience; nistariba -- I shall deliver; sakala -- all; samsara -- 
the material world.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I have accepted your service due to your ecstatic love for Me. Thus I 
shall appear, and by My audience all fallen souls will be delivered.
 
Madhya 4.41
 
TEXT 41
 
TEXT
 
‘sri-gopala' nama mora, -- govardhana-dhari
vajrera sthapita, ami ihan adhikari
SYNONYMS
 
sri-gopala nama -- the name Sri Gopala; mora -- My; govardhana-dhari -- 
the lifter of Govardhana Hill; vajrera -- by Vajra, the great-grandson 
of Krsna; sthapita -- installed; ami -- I; ihan -- here; adhikari -- the 
authority.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My name is Gopala. I am the lifter of Govardhana Hill. I was installed 
by Vajra, and here I am the authority.
 
Madhya 4.42
 
TEXT 42
 
TEXT
 
saila-upari haite ama kunje lukana
mleccha-bhaye sevaka mora gela palana
SYNONYMS
 
saila-upari -- the top of the hill; haite -- from; ama -- Me; kunje -- 
in the bushes; lukana -- concealing; mleccha-bhaye -- from fear of the 
Muslims; sevaka -- servant; mora -- My; gela -- went; palana -- running 
away.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"When the Muslims attacked, the priest who was serving Me hid Me in this 
bush in the jungle. Then he ran away out of fear of the attack.
 
Madhya 4.43
 
TEXT 43
 
TEXT
 
sei haite rahi ami ei kunja-sthane
bhala haila aila ama kadha savadhane
SYNONYMS
 
sei haite -- from that time; rahi -- reside; ami -- I; ei -- this; kunja-
sthane -- in the bush; bhala haila -- it was very good; aila -- you have 
come; ama -- Me; kadha -- take out; savadhane -- with care.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Since the priest went away, I have been staying in this bush. It is 
very good that you have come here. Now just remove Me with care."
 
Madhya 4.44
 
TEXT 44
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' se-balaka antardhana kaila
jagiya madhava-puri vicara karila
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; se-balaka -- that very boy; antardhana kaila --
 disappeared; jagiya -- awakening; madhava-puri -- Madhavendra Puri; 
vicara -- consideration; karila -- made.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After saying this, the boy disappeared. Then Madhavendra Puri woke up 
and began to consider his dream.
 
Madhya 4.45
 
TEXT 45
 
TEXT
 
sri-krsnake dekhinu muni narinu cinite
eta bali' premavese padila bhumite
SYNONYMS
 
sri-krsnake dekhinu -- saw Lord Krsna personally; muni -- I; narinu -- 
was unable; cinite -- to identify; eta bali' -- saying this; prema-avese 
-- in the ecstasy of love; padila -- fell down; bhumite -- on the ground.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhavendra Puri began to lament, "I saw Lord Krsna directly, but I 
could not recognize Him!" Thus he fell down on the ground in ecstatic 
love.
 
Madhya 4.46
 
TEXT 46
 
TEXT
 
ksaneka rodana kari, mana kaila dhira
ajna-palana lagi' ha-ila susthira
SYNONYMS
 
ksaneka -- for some time; rodana kari -- crying; mana -- mind; kaila -- 
made; dhira -- pacified; ajna -- the order; palana -- of executing; lagi'
 -- for the matter; ha-ila -- became; su-sthira -- silent.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhavendra Puri cried for some time, but then he fixed his mind on 
executing the order of Gopala. Thus he became tranquil.
 
Madhya 4.47
 
TEXT 47
 
TEXT
 
pratah-snana kari' puri grama-madhye gela
saba loka ekatra kari' kahite lagila
SYNONYMS
 
pratah-snana -- morning bath; kari' -- finishing; puri -- Madhavendra 
Puri; grama-madhye -- within the village; gela -- entered; saba loka -- 
all the people; ekatra kari' -- assembling; kahite lagila -- began to 
speak.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After taking his morning bath, Madhavendra Puri entered the village and 
assembled all the people. Then he spoke as follows.
 
Madhya 4.48
 
TEXT 48
 
TEXT
 
gramera isvara tomara -- govardhana-dhari
kunje ache, cala, tanre bahira ye kari
SYNONYMS
 
gramera -- of the village; isvara -- the proprietor; tomara -- your; 
govardhana-dhari -- the lifter of Govardhana Hill; kunje ache -- in the 
bushes in the jungle; cala -- let us go; tanre -- Him; bahira ye kari -- 
take out.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The proprietor of this village, Govardhana-dhari, is lying in the 
bushes. Let us go there and rescue Him from that place.
 
Madhya 4.49
 
TEXT 49
 
TEXT
 
atyanta nivida kunja, -- nari pravesite
kuthari kodali laha dvara karite
SYNONYMS
 
atyanta -- very; nivida -- dense; kunja -- bushes; nari -- we are not 
able; pravesite -- to enter; kuthari -- choppers; kodali -- spades; laha 
-- take; dvara karite -- to make a way.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The bushes are very dense, and we will not be able to enter the jungle. 
Therefore take choppers and spades to clear the way."
 
Madhya 4.50
 
TEXT 50
 
TEXT
 
suni' loka tanra sange calila harise
kunja kati' dvara kari' karila pravese
SYNONYMS
 
suni' -- hearing; loka -- the people; tanra -- him; sange -- with; 
calila -- went; harise -- with great pleasure; kunja kati' -- cutting 
the bushes; dvara -- a way; kari' -- making; karila pravese -- entered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After hearing this, all the people accompanied Madhavendra Puri with 
great pleasure. According to his directions, they cut down bushes, 
cleared a path and entered the jungle.
 
Madhya 4.51
 
TEXT 51
 
TEXT
 
thakura dekhila mati-trne acchadita
dekhi' saba loka haila anande vismita
SYNONYMS
 
thakura -- the Deity; dekhila -- they saw; mati -- with dirt; trne -- 
and grass; acchadita -- covered; dekhi' -- seeing; saba loka -- all the 
people; haila -- became; anande -- with pleasure; vismita -- amazed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When they saw the Deity covered with dirt and grass, they were all 
struck with wonder and pleasure.
 
Madhya 4.52
 
TEXT 52
 
TEXT
 
avarana dura kari' karila vidite
maha-bhari thakura -- keha nare calaite
SYNONYMS
 
avarana -- the covering; dura kari' -- clearing away; karila vidite -- 
declared; maha-bhari -- very heavy; thakura -- the Deity; keha -- anyone;
 nare -- not able; calaite -- to cause to move.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After they had cleansed the body of the Deity, some of them said, "The 
Deity is very heavy. No single person can move Him."
 
Madhya 4.53
 
TEXT 53
 
TEXT
 
maha-maha-balistha loka ekatra karina
parvata-upari gela puri thakura lana
SYNONYMS
 
maha-maha-balistha -- who are very strong; loka -- persons; ekatra 
karina -- assembling; parvata-upari -- to the top of the hill; gela -- 
went; puri -- Madhavendra Puri; thakura lana -- taking the Deity.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Since the Deity was very heavy, some of the stronger men assembled to 
carry Him to the top of the hill. Madhavendra Puri also went there.
 
Madhya 4.54
 
TEXT 54
 
TEXT
 
patharera simhasane thakura vasaila
bada eka pathara prsthe avalamba dila
SYNONYMS
 
patharera -- of stone; simha-asane -- on a throne; thakura -- the Deity; 
vasaila -- installed; bada -- big; eka -- one; pathara -- stone; prsthe -
- at the back; avalamba -- support; dila -- gave.
 
TRANSLATION
 
A big stone was made into a throne, and the Deity was installed upon it. 
Another big stone was placed behind the Deity for support.
 
Madhya 4.55
 
TEXT 55
 
TEXT
 
gramera brahmana saba nava ghata lana
govinda-kundera jala anila chanina
SYNONYMS
 
gramera -- of the village; brahmana -- brahmana priests; saba -- all; 
nava -- nine; ghata -- waterpots; lana -- bringing; govinda-kundera -- 
of the lake known as Govinda-kunda; jala -- the water; anila -- brought; 
chanina -- filtering.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All the brahmana priests of the village gathered together with nine 
waterpots, and water from Govinda-kunda lake was brought there and 
filtered.
 
Madhya 4.56
 
TEXT 56
 
TEXT
 
nava sata-ghata jala kaila upanita
nana vadya-bheri baje, stri-gana gaya gita
SYNONYMS
 
nava -- nine; sata-ghata -- hundreds of waterpots; jala -- water; kaila -
- made; upanita -- brought; nana -- various; vadya -- musical sounds; 
bheri -- bugles; baje -- vibrate; stri-gana -- all the women; gaya -- 
chant; gita -- various songs.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the Deity was being installed, nine hundred pots of water were 
brought from Govinda-kunda. There were musical sounds of bugles and 
drums and the singing of women.
 
Madhya 4.57
 
TEXT 57
 
TEXT
 
keha gaya, keha nace, mahotsava haila
dadhi, dugdha, ghrta aila grame yata chila
SYNONYMS
 
keha gaya -- some sing; keha nace -- some dance; mahotsava haila -- 
there was a festival; dadhi -- yogurt; dugdha -- milk; ghrta -- 
clarified butter; aila -- was brought; grame -- in the village; yata -- 
as much; chila -- as there was.
 
TRANSLATION
 
During the festival at the installation ceremony, some people sang and 
some danced. All the milk, yogurt and clarified butter in the village 
were brought to the festival.
 
Madhya 4.58
 
TEXT 58
 
TEXT
 
bhoga-samagri aila sandesadi yata
nana upahara, taha kahite pari kata
SYNONYMS
 
bhoga-samagri -- ingredients for eatables to be offered; aila -- brought 
in; sandesa-adi -- sweetmeats; yata -- all kinds of; nana -- various; 
upahara -- presentations; taha -- that; kahite -- to say; pari -- I am 
able; kata -- how much.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Various foods and sweetmeats, as well as other kinds of presentations, 
were brought there. I am unable to describe all these.
 
Madhya 4.59
 
TEXT 59
 
TEXT
 
tulasi adi, puspa, vastra aila aneka
apane madhava-puri kaila abhiseka
SYNONYMS
 
tulasi -- tulasi leaves; adi -- and others; puspa -- flowers; vastra -- 
garments; aila -- arrived; aneka -- in great quantity; apane -- 
personally; madhava-puri -- Sri Madhavendra Puri; kaila -- executed; 
abhiseka -- the bathing of the Deity at the beginning of the 
installation ceremony.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The villagers brought a large quantity of tulasi leaves, flowers, and 
various kinds of garments. Then Sri Madhavendra Puri personally began 
the abhiseka [bathing ceremony].
 
PURPORT
 
In the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (6.30) it is stated that the Deity should be 
bathed in water mixed with yogurt and milk, accompanied by the sounds of 
conchshells, bells and other instruments and the chanting of the mantra 
om bhagavate vasudevaya namah, as well as the chanting of the Brahma-
samhita verses beginning cintamani-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vrksa-
laksavrtesu surabhir abhipalayantam [Bs. 5.29].
 
Madhya 4.60
 
TEXT 60
 
TEXT
 
amangala dura kari' karaila snana
bahu taila diya kaila sri-anga cikkana
SYNONYMS
 
amangala -- all inauspiciousness; dura kari' -- driving away; karaila -- 
caused; snana -- bathing; bahu -- a great quantity; taila -- oil; diya --
 applying; kaila -- made; sri-anga -- the body; cikkana -- glossy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After all inauspicious things were driven away by the chanting of the 
mantra, the Deity's bathing ceremony started. First the Deity was 
massaged with a large quantity of oil, so that His body became very 
glossy.
 
Madhya 4.61
 
TEXT 61
 
TEXT
 
panca-gavya, pancamrte snana karana
maha-snana karaila sata ghata dina
SYNONYMS
 
panca-gavya -- in five kinds of products from the cow; panca-amrte -- in 
a preparation made with five palatable foods; snana -- bath; karana -- 
finishing; maha-snana -- a vast bath with ghee and water; karaila -- 
performed; sata -- one hundred; ghata -- waterpots; dina -- with.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After the first bathing, further bathings were conducted with panca-
gavya and then with pancamrta. Then the maha-snana was performed with 
ghee and water, which had been brought in one hundred pots.
 
PURPORT
 
The ingredients of panca-gavya are milk, yogurt, ghee (clarified butter),
 cow urine and cow dung. All these items come from the cow; therefore we 
can just imagine how important the cow is, since its urine and stool are 
required for bathing the Deity. The pancamrta consists of five kinds of 
nectar -- yogurt, milk, ghee, honey and sugar. The major portion of this 
preparation also comes from the cow. To make it more palatable, sugar 
and honey are added.
 
Madhya 4.62
 
TEXT 62
 
TEXT
 
punah taila diya kaila sri-anga cikkana
sankha-gandhodake kaila snana samadhana
SYNONYMS
 
punah -- again; taila diya -- with oil; kaila -- made; sri-anga -- the 
body of the Deity; cikkana -- shiny; sankha-gandha-udake -- in water 
scented with flowers and sandalwood pulp and kept within a conchshell; 
kaila -- did; snana -- bath; samadhana -- execution.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After the maha-snana was finished, the Deity was again massaged with 
scented oil and His body made glossy. Then the last bathing ceremony was 
performed with scented water kept within a conchshell.
 
PURPORT
 
In his commentary on this occasion, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati 
Thakura quotes from the Hari-bhakti-vilasa. Barley powder, wheat powder, 
vermilion powder, urad dhal powder and another powder preparation called 
avata (made by mixing banana powder and ground rice) are applied to the 
Deity's body with a brush made from the hair at the end of a cow's tail. 
This produces a nice finish. The oil smeared over the body of the Deity 
should be scented. To perform the maha-snana, at least two and a half 
manas (about twenty-four gallons) of water are needed to pour over the 
body of the Deity.
 
Madhya 4.63
 
TEXT 63
 
TEXT
 
sri-anga marjana kari' vastra paraila
candana, tulasi, puspa-mala ange dila
SYNONYMS
 
sri-anga -- the transcendental body of the Deity; marjana kari' -- 
cleansing; vastra -- garments; paraila -- were put on; candana -- 
sandalwood pulp; tulasi -- tulasi leaves; puspa-mala -- garlands of 
flowers; ange -- on the body; dila -- were placed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After the body of the Deity was cleansed, He was dressed very nicely 
with new garments. Then sandalwood pulp, tulasi garlands and other 
fragrant flower garlands were placed upon the body of the Deity.
 
Madhya 4.64
 
TEXT 64
 
TEXT
 
dhupa, dipa, kari' nana bhoga lagaila
dadhi-dugdha-sandesadi yata kichu aila
SYNONYMS
 
dhupa -- incense; dipa -- lamp; kari' -- burning; nana -- various; bhoga 
-- foods; lagaila -- were offered; dadhi -- yogurt; dugdha -- milk; 
sandesa -- sweetmeats; adi -- and others; yata -- as much as; kichu -- 
some; aila -- received.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After the bathing ceremony was finished, incense and lamps were burned 
and all kinds of food offered before the Deity. These foods included 
yogurt, milk and as many sweetmeats as were received.
 
Madhya 4.65
 
TEXT 65
 
TEXT
 
suvasita jala nava-patre samarpila
acamana diya se tambula nivedila
SYNONYMS
 
suvasita jala -- scented water; nava-patre -- in new pots; samarpila -- 
were offered; acamana diya -- when offering acamana (water for washing 
the feet and mouth); se -- he; tambula -- pan and spices; nivedila -- 
offered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Deity was first offered many varieties of food, then scented 
drinking water in new pots, and then water for washing the mouth. 
Finally pan mixed with a variety of spices was offered.
 
Madhya 4.66
 
TEXT 66
 
TEXT
 
aratrika kari' kaila bahuta stavana
dandavat kari' kaila atma-samarpana
SYNONYMS
 
aratrika -- the performance of aratrika; kari' -- finishing; kaila -- 
chanted; bahuta -- varieties; stavana -- of prayers; dandavat -- 
obeisances; kari' -- offering; kaila -- did; atma-samarpana -- self-
surrender.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After the last offering of tambula and pan, bhoga-aratrika was performed.
 Finally everyone offered various prayers and then obeisances, falling 
flat before the Deity in full surrender.
 
Madhya 4.67
 
TEXT 67
 
TEXT
 
gramera yateka tandula, dali godhuma-curna
sakala aniya dila parvata haila purna
SYNONYMS
 
gramera -- of the village; yateka -- all; tandula -- the rice; dali -- 
dhal; godhuma-curna -- wheat flour; sakala -- all; aniya -- bringing; 
dila -- offered; parvata -- the top of the hill; haila -- became; purna -
- filled.
 
TRANSLATION
 
As soon as the people of the village had understood that the Deity was 
going to be installed, they had brought their entire stocks of rice, 
dhal and wheat flour. They brought such large quantities that the entire 
surface of the top of the hill was filled.
 
Madhya 4.68
 
TEXT 68
 
TEXT
 
kumbhakara ghare chila ye mrd-bhajana
saba anaila prate, cadila randhana
SYNONYMS
 
kumbhakara -- of the potters of the village; ghare -- in the houses; 
chila -- there was; ye -- whatever; mrd-bhajana -- clay pots; saba -- 
all; anaila -- brought; prate -- in the morning; cadila -- started; 
randhana -- cooking.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the villagers brought their stock of rice, dhal and flour, the 
potters of the village brought all kinds of cooking pots, and in the 
morning the cooking began.
 
Madhya 4.69
 
TEXT 69
 
TEXT
 
dasa-vipra anna randhi' kare eka stupa
jana-panca randhe vyanjanadi nana supa
SYNONYMS
 
dasa-vipra -- ten brahmanas; anna -- food grains; randhi' -- cooking; 
kare -- do; eka stupa -- in one stack; jana-panca -- five brahmanas; 
randhe -- cook; vyanjana-adi -- vegetables; nana -- various; supa -- 
liquid.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Ten brahmanas cooked the food grains, and five brahmanas cooked both dry 
and liquid vegetables.
 
Madhya 4.70
 
TEXT 70
 
TEXT
 
vanya saka-phala-mule vividha vyanjana
keha bada-badi-kadi kare vipra-gana
SYNONYMS
 
vanya saka -- spinach of the forest; phala -- fruits; mule -- with roots;
 vividha -- varieties; vyanjana -- vegetables; keha -- someone; bada-
badi -- bada and badi; kadi -- from the pulp of dhal; kare -- made; 
vipra-gana -- all the brahmanas.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The vegetable preparations were made from various kinds of spinach, 
roots and fruits collected from the forest, and someone made bada and 
badi by mashing dhal. In this way the brahmanas prepared all kinds of 
food.
 
Madhya 4.71
 
TEXT 71
 
TEXT
 
jana panca-sata ruti kare rasi-rasi
anna-vyanjana saba rahe ghrte bhasi'
SYNONYMS
 
jana panca-sata -- five to seven men; ruti -- capatis; kare -- make; 
rasi-rasi -- in great quantity; anna-vyanjana -- food grains and 
vegetables; saba -- all; rahe -- remained; ghrte -- in ghee; bhasi' -- 
overflooding.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Five to seven men prepared a huge quantity of capatis, which were 
completely covered with ghee [clarified butter], as were all the 
vegetables, rice and dhal.
 
Madhya 4.72
 
TEXT 72
 
TEXT
 
nava-vastra pati' tahe palasera pata
randhi' randhi' tara upara rasi kaila bhata
SYNONYMS
 
nava-vastra -- new cloth; pati' -- spreading; tahe -- on that; palasera 
pata -- the leaves of palasa; randhi' randhi' -- cooking and cooking; 
tara upara -- on that; rasi -- stacked; kaila -- made; bhata -- rice.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All the cooked rice was stacked on palasa leaves, which were on new 
cloths spread over the ground.
 
Madhya 4.73
 
TEXT 73
 
TEXT
 
tara pase ruti-rasira parvata ha-ila
supa-adi-vyanjana-bhanda caudike dharila
SYNONYMS
 
tara pase -- around the stack of rice; ruti -- of capatis; rasira -- of 
stacks; parvata -- another small hill; ha-ila -- became; supa-adi -- of 
all liquid vegetables; vyanjana -- and of all other vegetables; bhanda --
 pots; caudike -- all around; dharila -- were placed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Around the stack of cooked rice were stacks of capatis, and all the 
vegetables and liquid vegetable preparations were placed in different 
pots and put around them.
 
Madhya 4.74
 
TEXT 74
 
TEXT
 
tara pase dadhi, dugdha, matha, sikharini
payasa, mathani, sara pase dhari ani'
SYNONYMS
 
tara pase -- by the side of the vegetables; dadhi -- yogurt; dugdha -- 
milk; matha -- buttermilk; sikharini -- a sweet preparation made with 
yogurt; payasa -- sweet rice; mathani -- cream; sara -- solid cream 
collected over yogurt; pase -- by the side; dhari -- keeping; ani' -- 
bringing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Pots of yogurt, milk, buttermilk and sikharini, sweet rice, cream and 
solid cream were placed alongside the vegetables.
 
PURPORT
 
In this kind of ceremony, which is called Annakuta, cooked rice is 
stacked like a small mountain for prasadam distribution.
 
Madhya 4.75
 
TEXT 75
 
TEXT
 
hena-mate anna-kuta karila sajana
puri-gosani gopalere kaila samarpana
SYNONYMS
 
hena-mate -- in this way; anna-kuta -- of the Annakuta ceremony; karila -
- did; sajana -- performance; puri-gosani -- Madhavendra Puri; gopalere -
- unto the Gopala Deity; kaila -- did; samarpana -- offering.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way the Annakuta ceremony was performed, and Madhavendra Puri 
Gosvami personally offered everything to Gopala.
 
Madhya 4.76
 
TEXT 76
 
TEXT
 
aneka ghata bhari' dila suvasita jala
bahu-dinera ksudhaya gopala khaila sakala
SYNONYMS
 
aneka ghata -- many waterpots; bhari' -- filled; dila -- offered; 
suvasita -- scented; jala -- water; bahu-dinera -- of many days; 
ksudhaya -- by hunger; gopala -- Gopala; khaila -- ate; sakala -- 
everything.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Many waterpots were filled with scented water for drinking, and Lord Sri 
Gopala, who had been hungry for many days, ate everything offered to Him.
 
Madhya 4.77
 
TEXT 77
 
TEXT
 
yadyapi gopala saba anna-vyanjana khaila
tanra hasta-sparse punah temani ha-ila
SYNONYMS
 
yadyapi -- although; gopala -- Lord Gopala; saba -- all; anna-vyanjana --
 dhal, rice and vegetables; khaila -- ate; tanra -- His; hasta -- of the 
hands; sparse -- by the touch; punah -- again; temani -- exactly as 
before; ha-ila -- became.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Although Sri Gopala ate everything offered, still, by the touch of His 
transcendental hand, everything remained as before.
 
PURPORT
 
The atheists cannot understand how the Supreme Personality of Godhead, 
appearing in the form of the Deity, can eat all the food offered by His 
devotees. In the Bhagavad-gita (9.26) Krsna says:
 
patram puspam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya prayacchati
tad aham bhakty-upahrtam asnami prayatatmanah
 
"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or 
water, I will accept it." The Lord is purna, complete, and therefore He 
eats everything offered by His devotees. However, by the touch of His 
transcendental hand, all the food remains exactly as before. It is the 
quality that is changed. Before the food was offered, it was something 
else, but after it is offered the food acquires a transcendental quality.
 Because the Lord is purna, He remains the same even after eating. 
Purnasya purnam adaya purnam evavasisyate [Iso Invocation]. The food 
offered to Krsna is qualitatively as good as Krsna; just as Krsna is 
avyaya, indestructible, the food eaten by Krsna, being identical with 
Him, remains as before.
 
Apart from this, Krsna can eat the food with any one of His 
transcendental senses. He can eat by seeing the food or by touching it. 
Nor should one think that it is necessary for Krsna to eat. He does not 
become hungry like an ordinary human being; nonetheless, He presents 
Himself as being hungry, and as such, He can eat everything and anything,
 regardless of quantity. The philosophy underlying Krsna's eating is 
understandable by our transcendental senses. When our senses are 
purified by constantly being engaged in the devotional service of the 
Lord, we can understand Krsna's activities, names, forms, qualities, 
pastimes and entourage.
 
atah sri-krsna-namadi na bhaved grahyam indriyaih
sevonmukhe hi jihvadau svayam eva sphuraty adah
 [Cc. Madhya 17.136]
 
"No one can understand Krsna by the blunt material senses. But He 
reveals Himself to the devotees, being pleased with them for their 
transcendental loving service unto Him." (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.234)
 The devotees understand Krsna through revelation. It is not possible 
for a mundane scholar to understand Krsna and His pastimes through 
research work on the nondevotional platform.
 
Madhya 4.78
 
TEXT 78
 
TEXT
 
iha anubhava kaila madhava gosani
tanra thani gopalera lukana kichu nai
SYNONYMS
 
iha -- this; anubhava kaila -- perceived; madhava gosani -- Madhavendra 
Puri Gosvami; tanra thani -- before him; gopalera -- of Lord Gopala; 
lukana -- secret; kichu -- anything; nai -- there is not.
 
TRANSLATION
 
How Gopala ate everything while the food remained the same was 
transcendentally perceived by Madhavendra Puri Gosvami; nothing remains 
a secret to the devotees of the Lord.
 
Madhya 4.79
 
TEXT 79
 
TEXT
 
eka-dinera udyoge aiche mahotsava kaila
gopala-prabhave haya, anye na janila
SYNONYMS
 
eka-dinera udyoge -- by one day's attempt; aiche -- such; mahotsava -- 
festival; kaila -- performed; gopala -- of Gopala; prabhave -- by the 
potency; haya -- is possible; anye -- others; na -- not; janila -- know.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The wonderful festival and installation of Sri Gopalaji was arranged in 
one day. Certainly all this was accomplished by the potency of Gopala. 
No one but a devotee can understand this.
 
PURPORT
 
The Krsna consciousness movement has spread all over the world within a 
very short time (within five years), and mundane people are very much 
astonished at this. However, by the grace of Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, we understand that everything is possible by the grace of 
Krsna. Why does Krsna have to take five years? In five days He can 
spread His name and fame all over the world like wildfire. Those who 
have faith in and devotion to Krsna can understand that these things 
happen so wonderfully by the grace of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We are 
simply the instruments. In the fierce Battle of Kuruksetra, Arjuna was 
victorious within eighteen days simply because Krsna's grace was on his 
side.
 
yatra yogesvarah krsno yatra partho dhanur-dharah
tatra srir vijayo bhutir dhruva nitir matir mama
 
"Wherever there is Krsna, the master of all mystics, and wherever there 
is Arjuna, the supreme archer, there will also certainly be opulence, 
victory, extraordinary power and morality. That is my opinion." (Bg. 18.
78)
 
If the preachers in our Krsna consciousness movement are sincere 
devotees of Krsna, Krsna will always be with them because He is very 
kind and favorable to all His devotees. Just as Arjuna and Krsna were 
victorious in the Battle of Kuruksetra, this Krsna consciousness 
movement will surely emerge victorious if we but remain sincere devotees 
of the Lord and serve the Lord according to the advice of the 
predecessors (the Six Gosvamis and other devotees of the Lord). As 
Narottama dasa Thakura has stated: tandera carana sevi bhakta-sane vasa, 
janame janame haya ei abhilasa. The Krsna consciousness devotees must 
always desire to remain in the society of devotees. Bhakta-sane vasa: 
they cannot go outside the Krsna consciousness society or movement. 
Within the society we must try to serve the predecessors by preaching 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu's cult and spreading His name and fame all over the 
world. If we attempt this seriously within the society, it will be 
successfully done. There is no question of estimating how this will 
happen in the mundane sense. But without a doubt, it happens by the 
grace of Krsna.
 
Madhya 4.80
 
TEXT 80
 
TEXT
 
acamana diya dila vidaka-sancaya
arati karila loke, kare jaya jaya
SYNONYMS
 
acamana -- washing water; diya -- offering; dila -- gave; vidaka-sancaya 
-- betel nuts; arati karila -- arati was performed; loke -- all the 
people; kare -- chant; jaya jaya -- the words jaya jaya, "all glories."
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhavendra Puri offered water to Gopala for washing His mouth, and he 
gave Him betel nuts to chew. Then, while arati was performed, all the 
people chanted, "Jaya, Jaya!" ["All glories to Gopala!"].
 
Madhya 4.81
 
TEXT 81
 
TEXT
 
sayya karaila, nutana khata anana
nava vastra ani' tara upare patiya
SYNONYMS
 
sayya -- a bedstead; karaila -- made; nutana -- new; khata -- bedstead; 
anana -- bringing; nava vastra -- new cloth; ani' -- bringing; tara -- 
of the cot; upare -- on the top; patiya -- spreading.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Arranging for the Lord's rest, Sri Madhavendra Puri brought a new cot, 
and over this he spread a new bedspread and thus made the bed ready.
 
Madhya 4.82
 
TEXT 82
 
TEXT
 
trna-tati diya cari-dik avarila
uparete eka tati diya acchadila
SYNONYMS
 
trna-tati -- straw mattress; diya -- with; cari-dik -- all around; 
avarila -- covered; uparete -- on top; eka -- one; tati -- similar straw 
mattress; diya -- with; acchadila -- covered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
A temporary temple was constructed by covering the bed all around with a 
straw mattress. Thus there was a bed and a straw mattress to cover it.
 
Madhya 4.83
 
TEXT 83
 
TEXT
 
puri-gosani ajna dila sakala brahmane
a-bala-vrddha gramera loka karaha bhojane
SYNONYMS
 
puri-gosani -- Madhavendra Puri; ajna -- order; dila -- gave; sakala 
brahmane -- to all the brahmanas; a-bala-vrddha -- beginning from the 
children up to the old persons; gramera -- of the village; loka -- the 
people; karaha -- make; bhojane -- take prasadam.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After the Lord was laid down to rest on the bed, Madhavendra Puri 
gathered all the brahmanas who had prepared the prasadam and said to 
them, "Now feed everyone sumptuously, from the children on up to the 
aged!"
 
Madhya 4.84
 
TEXT 84
 
TEXT
 
sabe vasi' krame krame bhojana karila
brahmana-brahmani-gane age khaoyaila
SYNONYMS
 
sabe -- all; vasi' -- sitting; krame krame -- by and by; bhojana karila -
- honored prasadam and ate it; brahmana-brahmani-gane -- the brahmanas 
and their wives; age -- first; khaoyaila -- were fed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All the people gathered there sat down to honor the prasadam, and by and 
by they took food. All the brahmanas and their wives were fed first.
 
PURPORT
 
According to the varnasrama system, the brahmanas are always honored 
first. Thus at the festival, the brahmanas and their wives were first 
offered the remnants of food, and then the others (ksatriyas, vaisyas 
and sudras). This has always been the system, and it is still prevalent 
in India, even though the caste brahmanas are not qualified. The system 
is still current due to the varnasrama institutional rules and 
regulations.
 
Madhya 4.85
 
TEXT 85
 
TEXT
 
anya gramera loka yata dekhite aila
gopala dekhiya saba prasada khaila
SYNONYMS
 
anya -- other; gramera -- of the villages; loka -- people; yata -- all; 
dekhite -- to see; aila -- came; gopala -- the Lord Gopala; dekhiya -- 
seeing; saba -- all; prasada -- remnants of food; khaila -- partook.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Those who took prasadam included not only the people of Govardhana 
village but also those who came from other villages. They also saw the 
Deity of Gopala and were offered prasadam to eat.
 
Madhya 4.86
 
TEXT 86
 
TEXT
 
dekhiya purira prabhava loke camatkara
purva annakuta yena haila saksatkara
SYNONYMS
 
dekhiya -- by seeing; purira -- of Madhavendra Puri; prabhava -- the 
influence; loke -- all the people; camatkara -- struck with wonder; 
purva -- formerly; anna-kuta -- the Annakuta ceremony during the time of 
Krsna; yena -- as if; haila -- became; saksatkara -- directly manifest.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Seeing the influence of Madhavendra Puri, all the people gathered there 
were struck with wonder. They saw that the Annakuta ceremony, which had 
been performed before during the time of Krsna, was now taking place 
again by the mercy of Sri Madhavendra Puri.
 
PURPORT
 
Formerly, at the end of Dvapara-yuga, all the cowherd men of Vrndavana 
had arranged to worship King Indra, but they gave this worship up, 
following the advice of Krsna. Instead, they performed a ceremony 
whereby they worshiped the cows, brahmanas and Govardhana Hill. At that 
time Krsna expanded Himself and declared, "I am Govardhana Hill." In 
this way He accepted all the paraphernalia and food offered to 
Govardhana Hill. It is stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.24.26, 31–33):
 
pacyantam vividhah pakah supantah payasadayah
samyava-pupa-saskulyah sarva-dohas ca grhyatam
 
kalatmana bhagavata sakra-darpam jighamsata
proktam nisamya nandadyah sadhv agrhnanta tad-vacah
 
tatha ca vyadadhuh sarvam yathaha madhusudanah
vacayitva svasty-ayanam tad-dravyena giri-dvijan
 
upahrtya balin sarvan adrta yavasam gavam
go-dhanani puras-krtya girim cakruh pradaksinam
 
"‘Prepare very nice foods of all descriptions from the grains and ghee 
collected for the yajna. Prepare rice, dhal, then halavah, pakora, puri 
and all kinds of milk preparations like sweet rice, sweetballs, sandesa, 
rasagulla and laddu.'
 
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, therefore advised the 
cowherd men to stop the Indra-yajna and begin the Govardhana-puja to 
chastise Indra, who was very much puffed up at being the supreme 
controller of the heavenly planets. The honest and simple cowherd men, 
headed by Nanda Maharaja, accepted Krsna's proposal and executed in 
detail everything He advised. They performed Govardhana worship and 
circumambulation of the hill. According to the instruction of Lord Krsna,
 Nanda Maharaja and the cowherd men called in learned brahmanas and 
began to worship Govardhana Hill by chanting Vedic hymns and offering 
prasadam. The inhabitants of Vrndavana assembled together, decorated 
their cows and gave them grass. Keeping the cows in front, they began to 
circumambulate Govardhana Hill."
 
Madhya 4.87
 
TEXT 87
 
TEXT
 
sakala brahmane puri vaisnava karila
sei sei seva-madhye saba niyojila
SYNONYMS
 
sakala brahmane -- all the brahmanas who were present there; puri -- 
Madhavendra Puri Gosvami; vaisnava karila -- elevated to the position of 
Vaisnavas; sei sei -- under different divisions; seva-madhye -- in 
rendering service; saba -- all of them; niyojila -- were engaged.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All the brahmanas present on that occasion were initiated by Madhavendra 
Puri into the Vaisnava cult, and Madhavendra Puri engaged them in 
different types of service.
 
PURPORT
 
In the scriptures it is stated, sat-karma-nipuno vipro mantra-tantra-
visaradah. A qualified brahmana must be expert in the occupational 
duties of a brahmana. His duties are mentioned as six brahminical 
engagements. Pathana means that a brahmana must be conversant with the 
Vedic scriptures. He must also be able to teach others to study the 
Vedic literatures. This is pathana. He must also be expert in worshiping 
different deities and in performing the Vedic rituals (yajana). On 
account of this yajana, the brahmana, being the head of society, 
performs all the Vedic rituals for ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras. This 
is called yajana, assisting others in performing ceremonies. The 
remaining two items are dana and pratigraha. The brahmana accepts all 
kinds of contributions (pratigraha) from his followers (namely, the 
ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras). But he does not keep all the money. He 
keeps only as much as required and gives the balance to others in 
charity (dana).
 
In order for such a qualified brahmana to worship the Deity, he must be 
a Vaisnava. Thus the Vaisnava's position is superior to that of the 
brahmana. This example given by Madhavendra Puri confirms that even 
though a brahmana may be very expert, he cannot become a priest or 
servitor of the visnu-murti unless he is initiated in vaisnava-mantra. 
After installing the Deity of Gopala, Madhavendra Puri initiated all the 
brahmanas into Vaisnavism. He then allotted the brahmanas different 
types of service to the Deity. From four in the morning until ten at 
night (from mangala-aratrika to sayana-aratrika), there must be at least 
five or six brahmanas to take care of the Deity. Six aratrikas are 
performed in the temple, and food is frequently offered to the Deity and 
the prasadam distributed. This is the method of worshiping the Deity 
according to the rules and regulations set by the predecessors. Our 
sampradaya belongs to the disciplic succession of Madhavendra Puri, who 
belonged to the Madhva-sampradaya. We are in the disciplic succession of 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who was initiated by Sri Isvara Puri, a 
disciple of Madhavendra Puri's. Our sampradaya is therefore called the 
Madhva-Gaudiya-sampradaya. As such, we must carefully follow in the 
footsteps of Sri Madhavendra Puri and observe how he installed the 
Gopala Deity on top of Govardhana Hill, how he arranged and performed 
the Annakuta ceremony in only one day, and so forth. Our installation of 
Deities in America and in the wealthy countries of Europe should be 
carried out in terms of Sri Madhavendra Puri's activities. All the 
servitors of the Deity must be strictly qualified as brahmanas and, 
specifically, must engage in the Vaisnava custom of offering as much 
prasadam as possible and distributing it to the devotees who visit the 
temple to see the Lord.
 
Madhya 4.88
 
TEXT 88
 
TEXT
 
punah dina-sese prabhura karaila utthana
kichu bhoga lagaila karaila jala-pana
SYNONYMS
 
punah -- again; dina-sese -- at the end of the day; prabhura -- of the 
Lord; karaila -- caused to do; utthana -- rising; kichu -- some; bhoga --
 food; lagaila -- offered; karaila -- caused to do; jala -- water; pana -
- drinking.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After taking rest, the Deity must be awakened at the end of the day, and 
immediately some food and some water must be offered to Him.
 
PURPORT
 
This offering is called vaikali-bhoga, food offered at the end of the 
day.
 
Madhya 4.89
 
TEXT 89
 
TEXT
 
gopala prakata haila, -- dese sabda haila
asa-pasa gramera loka dekhite aila
SYNONYMS
 
gopala -- Lord Gopala; prakata haila -- has appeared; dese -- throughout 
the country; sabda haila -- the news spread; asa-pasa -- neighboring; 
gramera -- of the villages; loka -- the people; dekhite aila -- came to 
see.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When it was advertised throughout the country that Lord Gopala had 
appeared atop Govardhana Hill, all the people from neighboring villages 
came to see the Deity.
 
Madhya 4.90
 
TEXT 90
 
TEXT
 
ekeka dina ekeka grame la-ila magina
anna-kuta kare sabe harasita hana
SYNONYMS
 
ekeka dina -- one day after another; ekeka grame -- one village after 
another; la-ila -- took permission; magina -- begging; anna-kuta kare -- 
perform the Annakuta ceremony; sabe -- all; harasita -- pleased; hana -- 
becoming.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One village after another was pleased to beg Madhavendra Puri to allot 
them one day to perform the Annakuta ceremony. Thus, day after day, the 
Annakuta ceremony was performed for some time.
 
Madhya 4.91
 
TEXT 91
 
TEXT
 
ratri-kale thakurere karaiya sayana
puri-gosani kaila kichu gavya bhojana
SYNONYMS
 
ratri-kale -- at night; thakurere -- the Deity; karaiya -- causing to do;
 sayana -- lying down for rest; puri-gosani -- Madhavendra Puri; kaila --
 did; kichu -- some; gavya -- milk preparation; bhojana -- eating.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Madhavendra Puri did not eat anything throughout the day, but at 
night, after laying the Deity down to rest, he took a milk preparation.
 
Madhya 4.92
 
TEXT 92
 
TEXT
 
pratah-kale punah taiche karila sevana
anna lana eka-gramera aila loka-gana
SYNONYMS
 
pratah-kale -- in the morning; punah -- again; taiche -- just as before; 
karila -- rendered; sevana -- service; anna lana -- with food grains; 
eka-gramera -- of one village; aila -- came; loka-gana -- the people.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The next morning, the rendering of service to the Deity began again, and 
people from one village arrived with all kinds of food grains.
 
Madhya 4.93
 
TEXT 93
 
TEXT
 
anna, ghrta, dadhi, dugdha, -- grame yata chila
gopalera age loka aniya dharila
SYNONYMS
 
anna -- food grain; ghrta -- ghee, or clarified butter; dadhi -- yogurt; 
dugdha -- milk; grame -- in the village; yata -- as much; chila -- as 
there was; gopalera age -- before the Deity Gopala; loka -- all people; 
aniya -- bringing; dharila -- placed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The inhabitants of the village brought to the Deity of Gopala as much 
food grains, ghee, yogurt and milk as they had in their village.
 
PURPORT
 
Anna, ghrta, dadhi and dugdha are food grains, ghee, yogurt and milk. 
Actually these are the basis of all food. Vegetables and fruits are 
subsidiary. Hundreds and thousands of preparations can be made out of 
grains, vegetables, ghee, milk and yogurt. The food offered to Gopala in 
the Annakuta ceremony contained only these five ingredients. Only 
demoniac people are attracted to other types of food, which we will not 
even mention in this connection. We should understand that in order to 
prepare nutritious food, we require only grains, ghee, yogurt and milk. 
We cannot offer anything else to the Deity. The Vaisnava, the perfect 
human being, does not accept anything not offered to the Deity. People 
are often frustrated with national food policies, but from the Vedic 
scriptures we find that if there are sufficient cows and grains, the 
entire food problem is solved. The vaisyas (people engaged in 
agriculture and commerce) are therefore recommended in the Bhagavad-gita 
to produce grains and give protection to cows. Cows are the most 
important animal because they produce the miracle food, milk, from which 
we can prepare ghee and yogurt.
 
The perfection of human civilization depends on Krsna consciousness, 
which recommends Deity worship. Preparations made from vegetables, 
grains, milk, ghee and yogurt are offered to the Deity and then 
distributed. Here we can see the difference between the East and the 
West. The people who came to see the Deity of Gopala brought all kinds 
of food to offer the Deity. They brought all the food they had in stock, 
and they came before the Deity not only to accept prasadam for 
themselves but to distribute it to others. The Krsna consciousness 
movement vigorously approves this practice of preparing food, offering 
it to the Deity and distributing it to the general population. This 
activity should be extended universally to stop sinful eating habits as 
well as other behavior befitting only demons. A demoniac civilization 
will never bring peace within the world. Since eating is the first 
necessity in human society, those engaged in solving the problems of 
preparing and distributing food should take lessons from Madhavendra 
Puri and execute the Annakuta ceremony. When the people take to eating 
only prasadam offered to the Deity, all the demons will be turned into 
Vaisnavas. When the people are Krsna conscious, naturally the government 
will be so also. A Krsna conscious man is always a very liberal well-
wisher of everyone. When such men head the government, the people will 
certainly be sinless. They will no longer be disturbing demons. It is 
then and then only that a peaceful condition can prevail in society.
 
Madhya 4.94
 
TEXT 94
 
TEXT
 
purva-dina-praya vipra karila randhana
taiche anna-kuta gopala karila bhojana
SYNONYMS
 
purva-dina-praya -- almost as on the previous day; vipra -- all the 
brahmanas; karila -- did; randhana -- cooking; taiche -- similarly; anna-
kuta -- heaps of food; gopala -- the Deity of Lord Gopala; karila -- did;
 bhojana -- eating.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The next day, almost as before, there was an Annakuta ceremony. All the 
brahmanas prepared foods and Gopala accepted them.
 
Madhya 4.95
 
TEXT 95
 
TEXT
 
vraja-vasi lokera krsne sahaja piriti
gopalera sahaja-priti vraja-vasi-prati
SYNONYMS
 
vraja-vasi -- the inhabitants of Vrndavana (Vrajabhumi); lokera -- of 
the people; krsne -- unto Lord Krsna; sahaja -- natural; piriti -- love; 
gopalera -- of Lord Gopala; sahaja -- natural; priti -- love; vraja-vasi-
prati -- toward the inhabitants of Vrajabhumi.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The ideal place to execute Krsna consciousness is Vrajabhumi, or 
Vrndavana, where the people are naturally inclined to love Krsna and 
Krsna is naturally inclined to love them.
 
PURPORT
 
In the Bhagavad-gita (4.11) it is said, ye yatha mam prapadyante tams 
tathaiva bhajamy aham. There is a responsive cooperation between the 
Supreme Lord Krsna and His devotees. The more a devotee sincerely loves 
Krsna, the more Krsna reciprocates, so much so that a highly advanced 
devotee can talk with Krsna face to face. Krsna confirms this in the 
Bhagavad-gita (10.10):
 
tesam satata-yuktanam bhajatam priti-purvakam
dadami buddhi-yogam tam yena mam upayanti te
 
"To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the 
understanding by which they can come to Me." The actual mission of human 
life is to understand Krsna and return home, back to Godhead. Therefore 
one who is sincerely engaged in the service of the Lord with love and 
faith can talk with Krsna and receive instructions by which he can 
speedily return home, back to Godhead. Today many scholars defend the 
science of religion, and they have some conception of the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead, but religion without practical experience of the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead is no religion at all. Srimad-Bhagavatam 
describes this as a form of cheating. Religion means abiding by the 
orders of Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If one is not 
qualified to talk with Him and take lessons from Him, how can one 
understand the principles of religion? Thus talks of religion or 
religious experience without Krsna consciousness are a useless waste of 
time.
 
Madhya 4.96
 
TEXT 96
 
TEXT
 
maha-prasada khaila asiya saba loka
gopala dekhiya sabara khande duhkha-soka
SYNONYMS
 
maha-prasada -- spiritualized foods offered to Krsna; khaila -- ate; 
asiya -- coming; saba -- all; loka -- people; gopala -- the Deity of Sri 
Gopala; dekhiya -- seeing; sabara -- of all of them; khande -- 
disappears; duhkha-soka -- all lamentation and unhappiness.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Throngs of people came from different villages to see the Deity of 
Gopala, and they took maha-prasadam sumptuously. When they saw the 
superexcellent form of Lord Gopala, all their lamentation and 
unhappiness disappeared.
 
Madhya 4.97
 
TEXT 97
 
TEXT
 
asa-pasa vraja-bhumera yata grama saba
eka eka dina sabe kare mahotsava
SYNONYMS
 
asa-pasa -- neighboring; vraja-bhumera -- of Vrajabhumi; yata -- all; 
grama -- villages; saba -- all; eka eka -- one after another; dina -- 
days; sabe -- all; kare -- perform; maha-utsava -- festivals.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All the villages in neighboring Vrajabhumi [Vrndavana] became aware of 
the appearance of Gopala, and all the people from these villages came to 
see Him. Day after day they all performed the Annakuta ceremony.
 
Madhya 4.98
 
TEXT 98
 
TEXT
 
gopala-prakata suni' nana desa haite
nana dravya lana loka lagila asite
SYNONYMS
 
gopala -- of the Deity of Gopala; prakata -- appearance; suni' -- 
hearing; nana -- various; desa -- countries; haite -- from; nana -- 
various; dravya -- things; lana -- bringing; loka -- people; lagila -- 
began; asite -- to come.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way not only the neighboring villages but all the other 
provinces came to know of Gopala's appearance. Thus people came from all 
over, bringing a variety of presentations.
 
Madhya 4.99
 
TEXT 99
 
TEXT
 
mathurara loka saba bada bada dhani
bhakti kari' nana dravya bheta deya ani'
SYNONYMS
 
mathurara -- of the city of Mathura; loka -- the people; saba -- all; 
bada bada -- very big; dhani -- capitalists; bhakti kari' -- out of 
devotion; nana dravya -- various kinds of things; bheta -- presents; 
deya -- gave; ani' -- bringing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The people of Mathura, who are very big capitalists, also brought 
various presentations and offered them before the Deity in devotional 
service.
 
Madhya 4.100
 
TEXT 100
 
TEXT
 
svarna, raupya, vastra, gandha, bhaksya-upahara
asankhya aise, nitya badila bhandara
SYNONYMS
 
svarna -- gold; raupya -- silver; vastra -- garments; gandha -- scents; 
bhaksya-upahara -- presentations for eating; asankhya -- countless; aise 
-- came; nitya -- daily; badila -- increased; bhandara -- the store.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus countless presentations of gold, silver, garments, scented articles 
and eatables arrived. The store of Gopala increased daily.
 
Madhya 4.101
 
TEXT 101
 
TEXT
 
eka maha-dhani ksatriya karaila mandira
keha paka-bhandara kaila, keha ta' pracira
SYNONYMS
 
eka -- one; maha-dhani -- very rich man; ksatriya -- of the royal order; 
karaila -- constructed; mandira -- a temple; keha -- someone; paka-
bhandara -- clay pots for cooking; kaila -- made; keha -- someone; ta' --
 certainly; pracira -- the boundary walls.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One very rich ksatriya of the royal order constructed a temple, someone 
made cooking utensils, and someone constructed boundary walls.
 
Madhya 4.102
 
TEXT 102
 
TEXT
 
eka eka vraja-vasi eka eka gabhi dila
sahasra sahasra gabhi gopalera haila
SYNONYMS
 
eka eka -- each and every; vraja-vasi -- resident of Vrndavana; eka eka -
- one; gabhi -- cow; dila -- contributed; sahasra sahasra -- thousands 
and thousands; gabhi -- cows; gopalera -- of Gopala; haila -- there were.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Each and every family residing in the land of Vrajabhumi contributed one 
cow. In this way, thousands of cows became the property of Gopala.
 
PURPORT
 
This is the way to install the Deity, construct the temple and increase 
the property of the temple. Everyone should be enthusiastic to 
contribute to the construction of the temple for the Deity, and everyone 
should also contribute food for the distribution of prasadam. The 
devotees should preach the gospel of devotional service and thus engage 
people in practical service to the Deity. Wealthy people can also be 
attracted to take part in these activities. In this way everyone will 
become spiritually inclined, and the entire society will be converted to 
Krsna consciousness. The desire to satisfy the material senses will 
automatically diminish, and the senses will become so purified that they 
will be able to engage in bhakti (devotional service to the Lord). 
Hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanam bhaktir ucyate [Cc. Madhya 19.170]. By serving 
the Lord, one's senses are gradually purified. The engagement of one's 
purified senses in the service of Lord Hrsikesa is called bhakti. When 
the dormant propensity for bhakti is awakened, one can understand the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead as He is. Bhaktya mam abhijanati yavan 
yas casmi tattvatah. (Bg. 18.55) This is the process of giving humanity 
the chance to awaken Krsna consciousness. Thus people can perfect their 
lives in all respects.
 
Madhya 4.103
 
TEXT 103
 
TEXT
 
gauda ha-ite aila dui vairagi brahmana
puri-gosani rakhila tare kariya yatana
SYNONYMS
 
gauda ha-ite -- from Bengal; aila -- came; dui -- two; vairagi -- of the 
renounced order; brahmana -- persons born in brahmana families; puri-
gosani -- Madhavendra Puri; rakhila -- kept; tare -- them; kariya -- 
making; yatana -- all efforts.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Eventually two brahmanas in the renounced order arrived from Bengal, and 
Madhavendra Puri, who liked them very much, kept them in Vrndavana and 
gave them all kinds of comforts.
 
Madhya 4.104
 
TEXT 104
 
TEXT
 
sei dui sisya kari' seva samarpila
raja-seva haya, -- purira ananda badila
SYNONYMS
 
sei dui -- these two persons; sisya kari' -- initiating; seva -- with 
the service; samarpila -- entrusted; raja-seva -- gorgeous performance 
of service; haya -- is; purira -- of Madhavendra Puri; ananda -- 
pleasure; badila -- increased.
 
TRANSLATION
 
These two were then initiated by Madhavendra Puri, and he entrusted them 
with the daily service of the Lord. This service was performed 
continuously, and the worship of the Deity became very gorgeous. Thus 
Madhavendra Puri was very pleased.
 
PURPORT
 
The Six Gosvamis and their followers started many temples, including the 
temples of Govinda, Gopinatha, Madana-mohana, Radha-Damodara, 
Syamasundara, Radha-ramana and Gokulananda. The disciples of the 
Gosvamis were entrusted with the seva-puja (Deity worship) of these 
temples. It was not that the disciples were family members of the 
original Gosvamis. All the Gosvamis were in the renounced order of life, 
and Jiva Gosvami in particular was a lifelong brahmacari. At present, 
sevaitas assume the title of gosvami on the basis of their being engaged 
as sevaitas of the Deity. The sevaitas who have inherited their 
positions now assume proprietorship of the temples, and some of them are 
selling the Deities' property as if it were their own. However, the 
temples did not originally belong to these sevaitas.
 
Madhya 4.105
 
TEXT 105
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata vatsara dui karila sevana
eka-dina puri-gosani dekhila svapana
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; vatsara -- years; dui -- two; karila -- 
performed; sevana -- worship; eka-dina -- one day; puri-gosani -- 
Madhavendra Puri; dekhila -- saw; svapana -- a dream.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way the Deity worship in the temple was very gorgeously 
performed for two years. Then one day Madhavendra Puri had a dream.
 
Madhya 4.106
 
TEXT 106
 
TEXT
 
gopala kahe, puri amara tapa nahi yaya
malayaja-candana lepa', tabe se judaya
SYNONYMS
 
gopala -- the Deity of Gopala; kahe -- said; puri -- My dear Madhavendra 
Puri; amara -- My; tapa -- body temperature; nahi -- does not; yaya -- 
go away; malayaja-candana -- sandalwood produced in the Malaya Hills; 
lepa' -- smear over the body; tabe -- then; se -- that; judaya -- cools.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In his dream, Madhavendra Puri saw Gopala, who said, "My bodily 
temperature still has not decreased. Please bring sandalwood from the 
Malaya province and smear the pulp over My body to cool Me.
 
PURPORT
 
The Deity of Gopala had been buried within the jungle for many years, 
and although He was installed and was offered thousands of pots of water,
 He still felt very hot. He therefore asked Madhavendra Puri to bring 
sandalwood from the Malaya province. Sandalwood produced in Malaya is 
very popular. That province is situated on the western ghata, and the 
hill Nilagiri is sometimes known as Malaya Hill. The word malaya-ja is 
used to indicate the sandalwood produced in Malaya Province. Sometimes 
the word Malaya refers to the modern country of Malaysia. Formerly this 
country also produced sandalwood, but now they have found it profitable 
to produce rubber trees. Although the Vedic culture was once prevalent 
in Malaysia, now all the inhabitants are Muslims. The Vedic culture is 
now lost in Malaysia, Java and Indonesia.
 
Madhya 4.107
 
TEXT 107
 
TEXT
 
malayaja ana, yana nilacala haite
anye haite nahe, tumi calaha tvarite
SYNONYMS
 
malaya-ja -- sandalwood; ana -- bring; yana -- coming; nilacala haite -- 
from Jagannatha Puri; anye -- others; haite -- from; nahe -- not; tumi --
 you; calaha -- go; tvarite -- quickly.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Bring sandalwood pulp from Jagannatha Puri. Kindly go quickly. Since no 
one else can do it, you must."
 
Madhya 4.108
 
TEXT 108
 
TEXT
 
svapna dekhi' puri-gosanira haila premavesa
prabhu-ajna palibare gela purva-desa
SYNONYMS
 
svapna dekhi' -- after seeing the dream; puri-gosanira -- of Madhavendra 
Puri; haila -- there was; prema-avesa -- ecstasy on account of love of 
God; prabhu-ajna -- the order of the Lord; palibare -- to execute; gela -
- started; purva-desa -- for the eastern countries (Bengal).
 
TRANSLATION
 
After having this dream, Madhavendra Puri Gosvami became very glad due 
to ecstasy of love of Godhead, and in order to execute the command of 
the Lord, he started east toward Bengal.
 
Madhya 4.109
 
TEXT 109
 
TEXT
 
sevara nirbandha -- loka karila sthapana
ajna magi' gauda-dese karila gamana
SYNONYMS
 
sevara nirbandha -- the arrangements for executing the daily routine of 
the worship of the Lord; loka -- the people; karila -- did; sthapana -- 
establish; ajna magi' -- taking the order; gauda-dese -- toward Bengal; 
karila -- did; gamana -- going.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Before leaving, Madhavendra Puri made all arrangements for regular Deity 
worship, and he engaged different people in various duties. Then, taking 
up the order of Gopala, he started for Bengal.
 
Madhya 4.110
 
TEXT 110
 
TEXT
 
santipura aila advaitacaryera ghare
purira prema dekhi' acarya ananda antare
SYNONYMS
 
santipura -- to the place known as Santipura; aila -- came; advaita-
acaryera -- of Sri Advaita Acarya; ghare -- to the home; purira prema -- 
the ecstatic love of Madhavendra Puri; dekhi' -- seeing; acarya -- 
Advaita Acarya; ananda -- pleased; antare -- within Himself.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Madhavendra Puri arrived at the house of Advaita Acarya in 
Santipura, the Acarya became very pleased upon seeing the ecstatic love 
of Godhead manifest in Madhavendra Puri.
 
Madhya 4.111
 
TEXT 111
 
TEXT
 
tanra thani mantra laila yatana karina
calila daksine puri tanre diksa dina
SYNONYMS
 
tanra thani -- from him; mantra -- initiation; laila -- accepted; yatana 
-- efforts; karina -- making; calila -- started; daksine -- toward the 
south; puri -- Madhavendra Puri; tanre -- to Him (Advaita Acarya); diksa 
-- initiation; dina -- giving.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Advaita Acarya begged to be initiated by Madhavendra Puri. After 
initiating Him, Madhavendra Puri started for South India.
 
PURPORT
 
In this connection, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments 
that Advaita Acarya took initiation from Madhavendra Puri, who was a 
sannyasi in the disciplic succession of the Madhva-sampradaya. According 
to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu:
 
kiba vipra kiba nyasi sudra kene naya,
yei krsna-tattva-vetta, sei ‘guru' haya
 
"A person may be a brahmana, a sannyasi, a sudra or whatever, but if he 
is well conversant in the science of Krsna, he can become a guru." (Cc. 
Madhya 8.128) This statement is supported by Sri Madhavendra Puri. 
According to the pancaratra injunction, only a householder brahmana can 
initiate. Others cannot. When a person is initiated, it is assumed that 
he has become a brahmana; without being initiated by a proper brahmana, 
one cannot be converted into a brahmana. In other words, unless one is a 
brahmana, he cannot make another a brahmana. A grhastha-brahmana 
partaking of the varnasrama-dharma institution can secure various types 
of paraphernalia to worship Lord Visnu through his honest labor. 
Actually, people beg to be initiated by these householder brahmanas just 
to become successful in the varnasrama institution or to become free 
from material desires. It is therefore necessary for a spiritual master 
in the grhastha-asrama to be a strict Vaisnava. A spiritual master from 
the sannyasa order has very little opportunity to perform arcana, Deity 
worship, but when one accepts a spiritual master from the transcendental 
sannyasis, the principle of Deity worship is not at all neglected. To 
implement this conclusion, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave us His opinion 
in the verse kiba vipra kiba nyasi, etc. This indicates that the Lord 
understood the weakness of society in its maintaining that only a 
grhastha-brahmana should be a spiritual master. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
indicated that it does not matter whether the spiritual master is a 
grhastha (householder), a sannyasi or even a sudra. A spiritual master 
simply must be conversant in the essence of the sastra; he must 
understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Only then can one become 
a spiritual master. Diksa actually means initiating a disciple with 
transcendental knowledge by which he becomes freed from all material 
contamination.
 
Madhya 4.112
 
TEXT 112
 
TEXT
 
remunate kaila gopinatha darasana
tanra rupa dekhina haila vihvala-mana
SYNONYMS
 
remunate -- in the village of Remuna; kaila -- did; gopinatha -- the 
Deity of Gopinatha; darasana -- seeing; tanra -- His; rupa -- beauty; 
dekhina -- seeing; haila -- became; vihvala -- bewildered; mana -- mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Going into South India, Sri Madhavendra Puri visited Remuna, where 
Gopinatha is situated. Upon seeing the beauty of the Deity, Madhavendra 
Puri was overwhelmed.
 
Madhya 4.113
 
TEXT 113
 
TEXT
 
nrtya-gita kari' jaga-mohane vasila
‘kya kya bhoga lage?' brahmane puchila
SYNONYMS
 
nrtya-gita kari' -- after performing dancing and chanting; jaga-mohane --
 in the corridor of the temple; vasila -- he sat down; kya kya -- what; 
bhoga -- foods; lage -- they offer; brahmane -- from the brahmana priest;
 puchila -- inquired.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In the corridor of the temple, from which people generally viewed the 
Deity, Madhavendra Puri chanted and danced. Then he sat down there and 
asked a brahmana what kinds of foods they offered to the Deity.
 
Madhya 4.114
 
TEXT 114
 
TEXT
 
sevara sausthava dekhi' anandita mane
uttama bhoga lage -- etha bujhi anumane
SYNONYMS
 
sevara -- of the worship; sausthava -- excellence; dekhi' -- seeing; 
anandita -- pleased; mane -- in the mind; uttama bhoga -- first-class 
foods; lage -- they offer; etha -- thus; bujhi -- I understand; anumane -
- by deduction.
 
TRANSLATION
 
From the excellence of the arrangements, Madhavendra Puri understood by 
deduction that only the best food was offered.
 
Madhya 4.115
 
TEXT 115
 
TEXT
 
yaiche iha bhoga lage, sakala-i puchiba
taiche bhiyane bhoga gopale lagaiba
SYNONYMS
 
yaiche -- just like; iha -- here; bhoga -- foods; lage -- they offer; 
sakala-i -- all; puchiba -- I shall inquire; taiche -- similarly; 
bhiyane -- in the kitchen; bhoga -- foods; gopale -- to Sri Gopala; 
lagaiba -- I shall arrange.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhavendra Puri thought, "I shall inquire from the priest what foods 
are offered to Gopinatha so that by making arrangements in our kitchen, 
we can offer similar foods to Sri Gopala."
 
Madhya 4.116
 
TEXT 116
 
TEXT
 
ei lagi' puchilena brahmanera sthane
brahmana kahila saba bhoga-vivarane
SYNONYMS
 
ei lagi' -- for this matter; puchilena -- he inquired; brahmanera sthane 
-- from the brahmana; brahmana -- the priest; kahila -- informed; saba --
 everything; bhoga -- foods; vivarane -- in description.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the brahmana priest was questioned about this matter, he explained 
in detail what kinds of foods were offered to the Deity of Gopinatha.
 
Madhya 4.117
 
TEXT 117
 
TEXT
 
sandhyaya bhoga lage ksira -- ‘amrta-keli'-nama
dvadasa mrt-patre bhari' amrta-samana
SYNONYMS
 
sandhyaya -- in the evening; bhoga -- foods; lage -- they offer; ksira --
 sweet rice; amrta-keli-nama -- named amrta-keli; dvadasa -- twelve; mrt-
patre -- earthen pots; bhari' -- filling; amrta-samana -- just like 
nectar.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The brahmana priest said, "In the evening the Deity is offered sweet 
rice in twelve earthen pots. Because the taste is as good as nectar [
amrta], it is named amrta-keli.
 
Madhya 4.118
 
TEXT 118
 
TEXT
 
‘gopinathera ksira' bali' prasiddha nama yara
prthivite aiche bhoga kahan nahi ara
SYNONYMS
 
gopinathera ksira -- the sweet rice offered to Gopinatha; bali' -- as; 
prasiddha -- celebrated; nama -- the name; yara -- of which; prthivite --
 throughout the whole world; aiche -- such; bhoga -- food; kahan -- 
anywhere; nahi -- not; ara -- else.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"This sweet rice is celebrated throughout the world as gopinatha-ksira. 
It is not offered anywhere else in the world."
 
Madhya 4.119
 
TEXT 119
 
TEXT
 
hena-kale sei bhoga thakure lagila
suni' puri-gosani kichu mane vicarila
SYNONYMS
 
hena-kale -- at this time; sei bhoga -- that wonderful food; thakure -- 
in front of the Deity; lagila -- was placed; suni' -- hearing; puri-
gosani -- Madhavendra Puri; kichu -- something; mane -- within the mind; 
vicarila -- considered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
While Madhavendra Puri was talking with the brahmana priest, the sweet 
rice was placed before the Deity as an offering. Hearing this, 
Madhavendra Puri thought as follows.
 
Madhya 4.120
 
TEXT 120
 
TEXT
 
ayacita ksira prasada alpa yadi pai
svada jani' taiche ksira gopale lagai
SYNONYMS
 
ayacita -- without asking; ksira -- sweet rice; prasada -- remnants of 
food; alpa -- a little; yadi -- if; pai -- I get; svada -- the taste; 
jani' -- knowing; taiche -- similar; ksira -- sweet rice; gopale -- to 
my Gopala; lagai -- I can offer.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"If, without my asking, a little sweet rice is given to me, I can then 
taste it and make a similar preparation to offer my Lord Gopala."
 
Madhya 4.121
 
TEXT 121
 
TEXT
 
ei icchaya lajja pana visnu-smarana kaila
hena-kale bhoga sari' arati bajila
SYNONYMS
 
ei icchaya -- by this desire; lajja -- shame; pana -- getting; visnu-
smarana -- remembrance of Lord Visnu; kaila -- did; hena-kale -- at that 
time; bhoga -- the food; sari' -- being finished; arati -- the arati 
ceremony; bajila -- -was sounded.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhavendra Puri became greatly ashamed when he desired to taste the 
sweet rice, and he immediately began to think of Lord Visnu. While he 
was thus thinking of Lord Visnu, the offering was completed, and the 
arati ceremony began.
 
Madhya 4.122
 
TEXT 122
 
TEXT
 
arati dekhiya puri kaila namaskara
bahire aila, kare kichu na kahila ara
SYNONYMS
 
arati dekhiya -- after seeing the arati; puri -- Madhavendra Puri; kaila 
-- offered; namaskara -- obeisances; bahire aila -- he went out; kare -- 
to anyone; kichu -- anything; na -- not; kahila -- say; ara -- more.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After the arati was finished, Madhavendra Puri offered his obeisances to 
the Deity and then left the temple. He did not say anything more to 
anyone.
 
Madhya 4.123
 
TEXT 123
 
TEXT
 
ayacita-vrtti puri -- virakta, udasa
ayacita paile kha'na, nahe upavasa
SYNONYMS
 
ayacita-vrtti -- accustomed to avoid begging; puri -- Madhavendra Puri; 
virakta -- unattached; udasa -- indifferent; ayacita -- without begging; 
paile -- if getting; kha'na -- he eats; nahe -- if not; upavasa -- 
fasting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhavendra Puri avoided begging. He was completely unattached and 
indifferent to material things. If, without his begging, someone offered 
him some food, he would eat; otherwise he would fast.
 
PURPORT
 
This is the paramahamsa stage, the highest stage for a sannyasi. A 
sannyasi can beg from door to door just to collect food, but a 
paramahamsa who has taken ayacita-vrtti, or ajagara-vrtti, does not ask 
anyone for food. If someone offers him food voluntarily, he eats. 
Ayacita-vrtti means being accustomed to refrain from begging, and 
ajagara-vrtti indicates one who is compared to a python, the big snake 
that makes no effort to acquire food but rather allows food to come 
automatically within its mouth. In other words, a paramahamsa simply 
engages exclusively in the service of the Lord without caring even for 
eating or sleeping. It was stated about the Six Gosvamis: nidrahara-
viharakadi-vijitau Sri Sri Sad Gosvamy Astaka
 
Prayers to the Six Gosvamis
 
(Krsna Kirtana), 
Dipping Into the Ocean of Ecstatic Love for Krsna, 
By Srinivasa Acarya
 
sankhya-purvaka-nama-gana-natibhih kalavasani-krtau
nidrahara-viharakadi-vijitau catyanta-dinau ca yau
radha-krsna-guna-smrter madhurimanandena sammohitau
vande rupa-sanatanau raghu-yugau sri-jiva-gopalakau
 
6) I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvamis, namely Sri 
Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Sri 
Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami, and Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami,
 who were engaged in chanting the holy names of the Lord and bowing down 
in a scheduled measurement. In this way they utilized their valuable 
lives and in executing these devotional activities they conquered over 
eating and sleeping and were always meek and humble enchanted by 
remembering the transcendental qualities of the Lord.
 
**. In the paramahamsa stage one conquers the desire for sleep, food and 
sense gratification. One remains a humble, meek mendicant engaged in the 
service of the Lord day and night. Madhavendra Puri had attained this 
paramahamsa stage.
 
Madhya 4.124
 
TEXT 124
 
TEXT
 
premamrte trpta, ksudha-trsna nahi badhe
ksira-iccha haila, tahe mane aparadhe
SYNONYMS
 
prema-amrte trpta -- being satisfied only in the loving service of the 
Lord; ksudha-trsna -- hunger and thirst; nahi -- not; badhe -- impede; 
ksira -- for sweet rice; iccha -- the desire; haila -- became; tahe -- 
for that reason; mane -- he considers; aparadhe -- offense.
 
TRANSLATION
 
A paramahamsa like Madhavendra Puri is always satisfied in the loving 
service of the Lord. Material hunger and thirst cannot impede his 
activities. When he desired to taste a little sweet rice offered to the 
Deity, he considered that he had committed an offense by desiring to eat 
what was being offered to the Deity.
 
PURPORT
 
It is advisable that food being offered to the Deity be covered when 
taken from the kitchen to the Deity room. In that way, others may not 
see it. Those who are not accustomed to following the advanced 
regulative devotional principles may desire to eat the food, and that is 
an offense. Therefore no one should be given a chance to even see it. 
However, when it is brought before the Deity, it must be uncovered. 
Seeing the food uncovered before the Deity, Madhavendra Puri desired to 
taste a little of it so that he could prepare a similar sweet rice for 
his Gopala. Madhavendra Puri was so strict, however, that he considered 
this to be an offense. Consequently he left the temple without saying 
anything to anyone. The paramahamsa is therefore called vijita-sad-guna. 
He must conquer the six material qualities -- kama, krodha, lobha, moha, 
matsarya and ksudha-trsna (lust, anger, greed, illusion, enviousness and 
hunger and thirst).
 
Madhya 4.125
 
TEXT 125
 
TEXT
 
gramera sunya-hate vasi' karena kirtana
etha pujari karaila thakure sayana
SYNONYMS
 
gramera -- of the village; sunya-hate -- in the vacant marketplace; vasi'
 -- sitting down; karena -- performs; kirtana -- chanting; etha -- in 
the temple; pujari -- the priest; karaila -- made; thakure -- the Deity; 
sayana -- lying down.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhavendra Puri left the temple and sat down in the village marketplace,
 which was vacant. Sitting there, he began to chant. In the meantime, 
the temple priest laid the Deity down to rest.
 
PURPORT
 
Although Madhavendra Puri was not interested in eating and sleeping, his 
interest in chanting the maha-mantra was as acute as if he were an 
aspiring transcendentalist rather than a paramahamsa. This means that 
even in the paramahamsa stage, one cannot give up chanting. Haridasa 
Thakura and the Gosvamis were all engaged in chanting a fixed number of 
rounds; therefore chanting on beads is very important for everyone, even 
though one may become a paramahamsa. This chanting can be executed 
anywhere, either inside or outside the temple. Madhavendra Puri even sat 
down in a vacant marketplace to perform his chanting. As stated by 
Srinivasa Acarya in his prayers to the Gosvamis: nama-gana-natibhih. A 
paramahamsa devotee is always engaged in chanting and rendering loving 
service to the Lord. Chanting the Lord's holy names and engaging in His 
service are identical. As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.5.23), there 
are nine kinds of devotional service: hearing (sravanam), chanting (
kirtanam), remembering (visnoh smaranam), serving (pada-sevanam), 
worship of the Deity (arcanam), praying (vandanam), carrying out orders (
dasyam), serving Him as a friend (sakhyam) and sacrificing everything 
for the Lord (atma-nivedanam). Although each process appears distinct, 
when one is situated on the absolute platform he can see that they are 
identical. For instance, hearing is as good as chanting, and remembering 
is as good as chanting or hearing. Similarly, engaging in Deity worship 
is as good as chanting, hearing or remembering. The devotee is expected 
to accept all nine processes of devotional service, but even if only one 
process is properly executed, he can still attain the highest position (
paramahamsa) and go back home, back to Godhead.
 
Madhya 4.126
 
TEXT 126
 
TEXT
 
nija krtya kari' pujari karila sayana
svapane thakura asi' balila vacana
SYNONYMS
 
nija krtya -- his own duty; kari' -- finishing; pujari -- the brahmana 
priest in the temple; karila -- took; sayana -- rest; svapane -- in a 
dream; thakura -- the Deity; asi' -- coming there; balila -- said; 
vacana -- the words.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Finishing his daily duties, the priest went to take rest. In a dream he 
saw the Gopinatha Deity come to talk to him, and He spoke as follows.
 
Madhya 4.127
 
TEXT 127
 
TEXT
 
uthaha, pujari, kara dvara vimocana
ksira eka rakhiyachi sannyasi-karana
SYNONYMS
 
uthaha -- please get up; pujari -- O priest; kara -- just do; dvara -- 
the door; vimocana -- opening; ksira -- sweet rice; eka -- one pot; 
rakhiyachi -- I have kept; sannyasi -- of the mendicant, Madhavendra 
Puri; karana -- for the reason.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"O priest, please get up and open the door of the temple. I have kept 
one pot of sweet rice for the sannyasi Madhavendra Puri.
 
Madhya 4.128
 
TEXT 128
 
TEXT
 
dhadara ancale dhaka eka ksira haya
tomara na janila taha amara mayaya
SYNONYMS
 
dhadara -- of the cloth curtain; ancale -- by the skirt; dhaka -- 
covered; eka -- one; ksira -- pot of sweet rice; haya -- there is; 
tomara -- you; na -- not; janila -- knew; taha -- that; amara -- of Me; 
mayaya -- by the trick.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"This pot of sweet rice is just behind My cloth curtain. You did not see 
it because of My tricks.
 
Madhya 4.129
 
TEXT 129
 
TEXT
 
madhava-puri sannyasi ache hatete vasina
tahake ta' ei ksira sighra deha lana
SYNONYMS
 
madhava-puri -- of the name Madhavendra Puri; sannyasi -- a mendicant; 
ache -- there is; hatete -- in the marketplace; vasina -- sitting; 
tahake -- to him; ta' -- certainly; ei -- this; ksira -- pot of sweet 
rice; sighra -- very quickly; deha -- give; lana -- taking.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"A sannyasi named Madhavendra Puri is sitting in the vacant marketplace. 
Please take this pot of sweet rice from behind Me and deliver it to him."
 
Madhya 4.130
 
TEXT 130
 
TEXT
 
svapna dekhi' pujari uthi' karila vicara
snana kari' kapata khuli, mukta kaila dvara
SYNONYMS
 
svapna dekhi' -- after seeing the dream; pujari -- the priest; uthi' -- 
getting up; karila -- made; vicara -- considerations; snana kari' -- 
taking his bath before entering the Deity room; kapata -- the door; 
khuli -- opening; mukta -- opened; kaila -- made; dvara -- the doors.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Awaking from the dream, the priest immediately rose from bed and thought 
it wise to take a bath before entering the Deity's room. He then opened 
the temple door.
 
Madhya 4.131
 
TEXT 131
 
TEXT
 
dhadara ancala-tale paila sei ksira
sthana lepi' ksira lana ha-ila bahira
SYNONYMS
 
dhadara -- of the mantle; ancala-tale -- at the skirt; paila -- he got; 
sei -- that; ksira -- pot of sweet rice; sthana lepi' -- mopping that 
place; ksira -- the pot of sweet rice; lana -- taking; ha-ila -- he went;
 bahira -- out of the temple.
 
TRANSLATION
 
According to the Deity's directions, the priest found the pot of sweet 
rice behind the cloth curtain. He removed the pot and mopped up the 
place where it had been kept. He then went out of the temple.
 
Madhya 4.132
 
TEXT 132
 
TEXT
 
dvara diya grame gela sei ksira lana
hate hate bule madhava-purike cahina
SYNONYMS
 
dvara diya -- closing the door; grame -- to the village; gela -- went; 
sei -- that; ksira -- pot of sweet rice; lana -- taking; hate hate -- in 
every stall; bule -- walks; madhava-purike -- to Madhavendra Puri; 
cahina -- calling.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Closing the door of the temple, he went to the village with the pot of 
sweet rice. He called out in every stall in search of Madhavendra Puri.
 
Madhya 4.133
 
TEXT 133
 
TEXT
 
ksira laha ei, yara nama ‘madhava-puri'
toma lagi' gopinatha ksira kaila curi
SYNONYMS
 
ksira laha -- take the pot of sweet rice; ei -- this; yara -- whose; 
nama -- name; madhava-puri -- Madhavendra Puri; toma lagi' -- for you 
only; gopinatha -- the Deity of Lord Gopinatha; ksira -- the pot of 
sweet rice; kaila -- did; curi -- steal.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Holding the pot of sweet rice, the priest called, "Will he whose name is 
Madhavendra Puri please come and take this pot! Gopinatha has stolen 
this pot of sweet rice for you!"
 
PURPORT
 
The difference between the Absolute Truth and relative truth is 
explained here. Lord Gopinatha has openly declared herein that He is a 
thief. He had stolen the pot of sweet rice, and this was not kept a 
secret because His act of stealing is a source of great transcendental 
bliss. In the material world, theft is criminal, but in the spiritual 
world the Lord's stealing is a source of transcendental bliss. Mundane 
rascals, who cannot understand the absolute nature of the Personality of 
Godhead, sometimes call Lord Sri Krsna immoral, but they do not know 
that His seemingly immoral activities, which are not kept secret, afford 
pleasure to the devotees. Not understanding the transcendental behavior 
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, these rascals slur His character 
and immediately fall into the category of miscreants (rascals, lowest 
among men, demons and those whose knowledge is taken away by the 
illusory energy). Krsna explains in the Bhagavad-gita:
 
na mam duskrtino mudhah prapadyante naradhamah
mayayapahrta-jnana asuram bhavam asritah
 
"Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, who are lowest among mankind, 
whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who partake of the atheistic 
nature of demons do not surrender unto Me." (Bg. 7.15)
 
Mundane rascals cannot understand that whatever Krsna does, being 
absolute in nature, is all-good. This quality of the Lord is explained 
in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.33.29). One may consider certain acts of a 
supremely powerful person to be immoral by mundane calculations, but 
this is not actually the case. For example, the sun absorbs water from 
the surface of the earth, but it does not absorb water only from the sea.
 It also absorbs water from filthy sewers and ditches containing urine 
and other impure substances. The sun is not polluted by absorbing such 
water. Rather, the sun makes the filthy place pure. If a devotee 
approaches the Supreme Personality of Godhead for an immoral or improper 
purpose, he nonetheless becomes purified; the Lord does not become 
infected. In Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.29.15) it is stated that if one 
approaches the Supreme Lord even out of lust, anger or fear (kamam 
krodham bhayam), he is purified. The gopis, being young girls, 
approached Krsna because He was a beautiful young boy. From the external 
point of view, they approached the Lord out of lust, and the Lord danced 
with them at midnight. From the mundane point of view, these activities 
may appear immoral because a married or unmarried young girl cannot 
leave home to mix with a young boy and dance with him. Although this is 
immoral from the mundane viewpoint, the activities of the gopis are 
accepted as the highest form of worship because it was Lord Krsna whom 
they approached with lusty desires in the dead of night.
 
But these things cannot be understood by nondevotees. One must 
understand Krsna in tattva (truth). One should use his common sense and 
consider that if simply by chanting Krsna's holy name one is purified, 
how then can the person Krsna be immoral? Unfortunately, mundane fools 
are accepted as educational leaders and are offered exalted posts for 
teaching irreligious principles to the general populace. This is 
explained in Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.5.31): andha yathandhair upaniyamanah. 
Blind men are trying to lead other blind men. Due to the immature 
understanding of such rascals, common men should not discuss Krsna's 
pastimes with the gopis. A nondevotee should not even discuss His 
stealing sweet rice for His devotees. It is warned that one should not 
even think about these things. Although Krsna is the purest of the pure, 
mundane people, thinking of Krsna's pastimes that appear immoral, 
themselves become polluted. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu therefore never 
publicly discussed Krsna's dealings with the gopis. He used to discuss 
these dealings only with three confidential friends. He never discussed 
rasa-lila publicly, as the professional reciters do, although they do 
not understand Krsna or the nature of the audience. However, Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu encouraged the public chanting of the holy name on a 
huge scale for as many hours as possible.
 
Madhya 4.134
 
TEXT 134
 
TEXT
 
ksira lana sukhe tumi karaha bhaksane
toma-sama bhagyavan nahi tribhuvane
SYNONYMS
 
ksira lana -- taking the pot of sweet rice; sukhe -- in happiness; tumi -
- you; karaha -- do; bhaksane -- eating; toma-sama -- like you; 
bhagyavan -- fortunate; nahi -- there is no one; tri-bhuvane -- within 
the three worlds.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The priest continued, "Would the sannyasi whose name is Madhavendra Puri 
please come and take this pot of sweet rice and enjoy the prasadam with 
great happiness! You are the most fortunate person within these three 
worlds!"
 
PURPORT
 
Here is an example of a personal benediction by Krsna's immoral activity.
 By Gopinatha's stealing for His devotee, the devotee becomes the most 
fortunate person within the three words. Thus even the Lord's criminal 
activities make His devotee the most fortunate person. How can a mundane 
rascal understand the pastimes of Krsna and judge whether He is moral or 
immoral? Since Krsna is the Absolute Truth, there are no mundane 
distinctions such as moral and immoral. Whatever He does is good. This 
is the real meaning of "God is good." He is good in all circumstances 
because He is transcendental, outside the jurisdiction of this material 
world. Therefore, Krsna can be understood only by those who are already 
living in the spiritual world. This is corroborated in the Bhagavad-gita 
(14.26):
 
mam ca yo 'vyabhicarena bhakti-yogena sevate
sa gunan samatityaitan brahma-bhuyaya kalpate
 
"One who engages in full devotional service, unfailing in all 
circumstances, at once transcends the modes of material nature and thus 
comes to the level of Brahman."
 
One who is engaged in unalloyed devotional service to the Lord is 
already situated in the spiritual world (brahma-bhuyaya kalpate). In all 
circumstances, his activities and dealings with Krsna are transcendental 
and thus not understandable by mundane moralists. It is therefore better 
not to discuss such activities among mundane people. It is better to 
give them the Hare Krsna maha-mantra so that they will be gradually 
purified and then come to understand the transcendental activities of 
Krsna.
 
Madhya 4.135
 
TEXT 135
 
TEXT
 
eta suni' puri-gosani paricaya dila
ksira diya pujari tanre dandavat haila
SYNONYMS
 
eta suni' -- hearing this; puri-gosani -- Madhavendra Puri; paricaya -- 
introduction; dila -- gave; ksira diya -- delivering the pot of sweet 
rice; pujari -- the priest; tanre -- to him; dandavat haila -- offered 
obeisances.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hearing this invitation, Madhavendra Puri came out and identified 
himself. The priest then delivered the pot of sweet rice and offered his 
obeisances, falling flat before him.
 
PURPORT
 
A brahmana is not supposed to offer his obeisances by falling flat 
before anyone because a brahmana is considered to be in the highest 
caste. However, when a brahmana sees a devotee, he offers his dandavats. 
This brahmana priest did not ask Madhavendra Puri whether he was a 
brahmana, but when he saw that Madhavendra Puri was such a bona fide 
devotee that Krsna would even steal for him, he immediately understood 
the position of the saint. As stated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: kiba 
vipra, kiba nyasi, sudra kene naya/ yei krsna-tattva-vetta, sei ‘guru' 
haya. (Cc. Madhya 8.128) Had the brahmana priest been an ordinary 
brahmana, Gopinatha would not have talked with him in a dream. Since the 
Deity spoke to both Madhavendra Puri and the brahmana priest in dreams, 
practically speaking they were on the same platform. However, because 
Madhavendra Puri was a senior sannyasi Vaisnava, a paramahamsa, the 
priest immediately fell flat before him and offered obeisances.
 
Madhya 4.136
 
TEXT 136
 
TEXT
 
ksirera vrttanta tanre kahila pujari
suni' premavista haila sri-madhava-puri
SYNONYMS
 
ksirera vrttanta -- all the incidents that took place on account of the 
pot of sweet rice; tanre -- to Madhavendra Puri; kahila -- explained; 
pujari -- the priest; suni' -- hearing; prema-avista -- saturated with 
love of Godhead; haila -- became; sri-madhava-puri -- Srila Madhavendra 
Puri.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the story about the pot of sweet rice was explained to him in 
detail, Sri Madhavendra Puri at once became absorbed in ecstatic love of 
Krsna.
 
Madhya 4.137
 
TEXT 137
 
TEXT
 
prema dekhi' sevaka kahe ha-iya vismita
krsna ye inhara vasa, -- haya yathocita
SYNONYMS
 
prema dekhi' -- seeing the ecstatic position of Madhavendra Puri; sevaka 
-- the priest; kahe -- said; ha-iya -- being; vismita -- struck with 
wonder; krsna -- Lord Krsna; ye -- that; inhara -- by him; vasa -- 
obliged; haya -- it is; yathocita -- befitting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Upon seeing the ecstatic loving symptoms manifest in Madhavendra Puri, 
the priest was struck with wonder. He could understand why Krsna had 
become so much obliged to him, and he saw that Krsna's action was 
befitting.
 
PURPORT
 
A devotee can bring Krsna perfectly under his control. This is explained 
in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.14.3): ajita jito 'py asi tais tri-lokyam. 
Krsna is never conquered by anyone, but a devotee can conquer Him 
through devotional service. As stated in the Brahma-samhita (5.33): 
vedesu durlabham adurlabham atma-bhaktau. One cannot understand Krsna 
simply by reading Vedic literature. Although all Vedic literature is 
meant for understanding Krsna, one cannot understand Krsna without being 
a lover of Krsna. Therefore along with the reading of Vedic literature (
svadhyaya), one must engage in devotional worship of the Deity (arcana-
vidhi). Together these will enhance the devotee's transcendental 
understanding of devotional service. Sravanadi suddha-citte karaye udaya 
(Cc. Madhya 22.107). Love of Godhead is dormant within everyone's heart, 
and if one simply follows the standard process of devotional service, it 
is awakened. But foolish mundane people who simply read about Krsna 
mistakenly think that He is immoral or criminal.
 
Madhya 4.138
 
TEXT 138
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' namaskari' karila gamana
avese karila puri se ksira bhaksana
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; namaskari' -- offering obeisances; karila 
gamana -- returned; avese -- in ecstasy; karila -- did; puri -- Puri 
Gosani; se -- that; ksira -- sweet rice; bhaksana -- eating.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The priest offered his obeisances to Madhavendra Puri and returned to 
the temple. Then, in ecstasy, Madhavendra Puri ate the sweet rice 
offered to him by Krsna.
 
Madhya 4.139
 
TEXT 139
 
TEXT
 
patra praksalana kari' khanda khanda kaila
bahir-vase bandhi' sei thikari rakhila
SYNONYMS
 
patra -- the pot; praksalana kari' -- washing; khanda khanda -- breaking 
into pieces; kaila -- did; bahir-vase -- in his outer wrapper; bandhi' --
 binding; sei -- those; thikari -- pieces of pot; rakhila -- kept.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After this, Madhavendra Puri washed the pot and broke it into pieces. He 
then bound all the pieces in his outer cloth and kept them nicely.
 
Madhya 4.140
 
TEXT 140
 
TEXT
 
prati-dina eka-khani karena bhaksana
khaile premavesa haya, -- adbhuta kathana
SYNONYMS
 
prati-dina -- every day; eka-khani -- one piece; karena -- does; 
bhaksana -- eating; khaile -- by eating; prema-avesa -- ecstasy; haya -- 
there is; adbhuta -- wonderful; kathana -- narrations.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Each day, Madhavendra Puri would eat one piece of that earthen pot, and 
after eating it he would immediately be overwhelmed with ecstasy. These 
are wonderful stories.
 
Madhya 4.141
 
TEXT 141
 
TEXT
 
‘thakura more ksira dila -- loka saba suni'
dine loka-bhida habe mora pratistha jani'
SYNONYMS
 
thakura -- the Lord; more -- to me; ksira -- sweet rice; dila -- has 
given; loka -- the people; saba -- all; suni' -- after hearing; dine -- 
at daytime; loka -- of people; bhida -- crowd; habe -- there will be; 
mora -- my; pratistha -- fame; jani' -- knowing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Having broken the pot and bound the pieces in his cloth, Madhavendra 
Puri began to think, "The Lord has given me a pot of sweet rice, and 
when the people hear of this tomorrow morning, there will be great 
crowds."
 
Madhya 4.142
 
TEXT 142
 
TEXT
 
sei bhaye ratri-sese calila sri-puri
sei-khane gopinathe dandavat kari'
SYNONYMS
 
sei bhaye -- fearing that; ratri-sese -- at the end of the night; calila 
-- left; sri-puri -- Sri Madhavendra Puri; sei-khane -- on that spot; 
gopinathe -- to Lord Gopinatha; dandavat -- obeisances; kari' -- doing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thinking this, Sri Madhavendra Puri offered his obeisances to Gopinatha 
on the spot and left Remuna before morning.
 
Madhya 4.143
 
TEXT 143
 
TEXT
 
cali' cali' aila puri sri-nilacala
jagannatha dekhi' haila premete vihvala
SYNONYMS
 
cali' cali' -- walking and walking; aila -- he reached; puri -- 
Jagannatha Puri; sri-nilacala -- known as Nilacala; jagannatha dekhi' -- 
seeing Lord Jagannatha; haila -- became; premete -- in love; vihvala -- 
overwhelmed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Walking and walking, Madhavendra Puri finally reached Jagannatha Puri, 
which is also known as Nilacala. There he saw Lord Jagannatha and was 
overwhelmed with loving ecstasy.
 
Madhya 4.144
 
TEXT 144
 
TEXT
 
premavese uthe, pade, hase, nace, gaya
jagannatha-darasane maha-sukha paya
SYNONYMS
 
prema-avese -- in loving ecstasy; uthe -- sometimes stands; pade -- 
sometimes falls; hase -- laughs; nace -- dances; gaya -- sings; 
jagannatha darasane -- by seeing Lord Jagannatha in the temple; maha-
sukha -- transcendental happiness; paya -- he felt.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Madhavendra Puri was overwhelmed in the ecstasy of love of Godhead, 
he sometimes stood up and sometimes fell to the ground. Sometimes he 
laughed, danced and sang. In this way he enjoyed transcendental bliss by 
seeing the Jagannatha Deity.
 
Madhya 4.145
 
TEXT 145
 
TEXT
 
‘madhava-puri sripada aila', -- loke haila khyati
saba loka asi' tanre kare bahu bhakti
SYNONYMS
 
madhava-puri -- Sri Madhavendra Puri; sripada -- sannyasi; aila -- has 
come; loke -- among the people; haila -- there was; khyati -- reputation;
 saba loka -- all people; asi' -- coming; tanre -- unto him; kare -- do; 
bahu -- much; bhakti -- devotion.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Madhavendra Puri came to Jagannatha Puri, people were aware of his 
transcendental reputation. Therefore crowds of people came and offered 
him all sorts of respect in devotion.
 
Madhya 4.146
 
TEXT 146
 
TEXT
 
pratisthara svabhava ei jagate vidita
ye na vanche, tara haya vidhata-nirmita
SYNONYMS
 
pratisthara -- of reputation; svabhava -- the nature; ei -- this; jagate 
-- in the world; vidita -- known; ye -- the person who; na vanche -- 
does not desire it; tara -- of him; haya -- it is; vidhata-nirmita -- 
created by providence.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Even though one may not like it, reputation, as ordained by providence, 
comes to him. Indeed, one's transcendental reputation is known 
throughout the entire world.
 
Madhya 4.147
 
TEXT 147
 
TEXT
 
pratisthara bhaye puri gela palana
krsna-preme pratistha cale sange gadana
SYNONYMS
 
pratisthara bhaye -- in fear of reputation; puri -- Madhavendra Puri; 
gela -- went away; palana -- fleeing; krsna-preme -- in love of Krsna; 
pratistha -- reputation; cale -- goes; sange -- simultaneously; gadana --
 gliding down.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Being afraid of his reputation [pratistha], Madhavendra Puri fled from 
Remuna. But the reputation brought by love of Godhead is so sublime that 
it goes along with the devotee, as if following him.
 
PURPORT
 
Almost all the conditioned souls within the material world are envious. 
Jealous people generally turn against one who automatically attains some 
reputation. This is natural for jealous people. Consequently, when a 
devotee is fit to receive worldly reputation, he is envied by many 
people. This is quite natural. When a person, out of humility, does not 
desire fame, people generally think him quite humble and consequently 
give him all kinds of fame. Actually a Vaisnava does not hanker after 
fame or a great reputation. Madhavendra Puri, the king of Vaisnavas, 
bore his reputation, but he wanted to keep himself outside of the vision 
of the general populace. He wanted to cover his real identity as a great 
devotee of the Lord, but when people saw him overwhelmed in the ecstasy 
of love of Godhead, they naturally gave credit to him. Actually a first-
class reputation is due Madhavendra Puri because he was a most 
confidential devotee of the Lord. Sometimes a sahajiya presents himself 
as being void of desires for reputation (pratistha) in order to become 
famous as a humble man. Such people cannot actually attain the platform 
of celebrated Vaisnavas.
 
Madhya 4.148
 
TEXT 148
 
TEXT
 
yadyapi udvega haila palaite mana
thakurera candana-sadhana ha-ila bandhana
SYNONYMS
 
yadyapi -- although; udvega -- anxiety; haila -- there was; palaite -- 
to go away; mana -- the mind; thakurera -- of the Lord; candana -- of 
the sandalwood; sadhana -- the collecting; ha-ila -- there was; bandhana 
-- bondage.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhavendra Puri wanted to leave Jagannatha Puri because the people were 
honoring him as a great devotee; however, this threatened to hinder his 
collecting sandalwood for the Gopala Deity.
 
Madhya 4.149
 
TEXT 149
 
TEXT
 
jagannathera sevaka yata, yateka mahanta
sabake kahila puri gopala-vrttanta
SYNONYMS
 
jagannathera sevaka -- the servants of Lord Jagannatha; yata -- all; 
yateka mahanta -- all respectable devotees; sabake -- unto everyone; 
kahila -- told; puri -- Madhavendra Puri; gopala-vrttanta -- the 
narration of Gopala.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Madhavendra Puri told all the servants of Lord Jagannatha and all 
the great devotees there the story of the appearance of Sri Gopala.
 
Madhya 4.150
 
TEXT 150
 
TEXT
 
gopala candana mage, -- suni' bhakta-gana
anande candana lagi' karila yatana
SYNONYMS
 
gopala -- Lord Gopala at Vrndavana; candana -- sandalwood; mage -- wants;
 suni' -- hearing; bhakta-gana -- all the devotees; anande -- in great 
pleasure; candana lagi' -- for sandalwood; karila -- made; yatana -- 
endeavor.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When all the devotees at Jagannatha Puri heard that the Gopala Deity 
wanted sandalwood, in great pleasure they all endeavored to collect it.
 
Madhya 4.151
 
TEXT 151
 
TEXT
 
raja-patra-sane yara yara paricaya
tare magi' karpura-candana karila sancaya
SYNONYMS
 
raja-patra -- government officers; sane -- with; yara yara -- whoever; 
paricaya -- had acquaintance; tare magi' -- begging them; karpura-
candana -- camphor and sandalwood; karila -- made; sancaya -- collection.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Those who were acquainted with government officers met with them and 
begged for camphor and sandalwood, which they collected.
 
PURPORT
 
It appears that malayaja-candana (sandalwood) and camphor were used for 
the Jagannatha Deity. The camphor was used in His aratrika, and the 
sandalwood was used to smear His body. Both these items were under 
government control; therefore the devotees had to meet with the 
government officials. Informing them of all the details, they attained 
permission to take the sandalwood and camphor outside Jagannatha Puri.
 
Madhya 4.152
 
TEXT 152
 
TEXT
 
eka vipra, eka sevaka, candana vahite
puri-gosanira sange dila sambala-sahite
SYNONYMS
 
eka vipra -- one brahmana; eka sevaka -- one servant; candana -- the 
sandalwood; vahite -- to carry; puri-gosanira -- Madhavendra Puri; sange 
-- with; dila -- gave; sambala-sahite -- with the necessary expenditure.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One brahmana and one servant were given to Madhavendra Puri just to 
carry the sandalwood. He was also given the necessary traveling expenses.
 
Madhya 4.153
 
TEXT 153
 
TEXT
 
ghati-dani chadaite raja-patra dvare
raja-lekha kari' dila puri-gosanira kare
SYNONYMS
 
ghati-dani -- from the toll collectors; chadaite -- to get release; raja-
patra -- papers showing governmental sanction; dvare -- at the gates; 
raja-lekha -- governmental permission; kari' -- showing; dila -- 
delivered; puri-gosanira -- of Puri Gosani, Madhavendra Puri; kare -- 
into the hand.
 
TRANSLATION
 
To get past the toll collectors along the way, Madhavendra Puri was 
supplied with the necessary release papers from government officers. The 
papers were placed in his hand.
 
Madhya 4.154
 
TEXT 154
 
TEXT
 
calila madhava-puri candana lana
kata-dine remunate uttarila giya
SYNONYMS
 
calila -- proceeded; madhava-puri -- Madhavendra Puri; candana lana -- 
taking the sandalwood; kata-dine -- after some days; remunate -- at the 
same temple of Remuna; uttarila -- reached; giya -- going.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way Madhavendra Puri started for Vrndavana with the burden of 
sandalwood, and after some days he again reached the village of Remuna 
and the Gopinatha temple there.
 
Madhya 4.155
 
TEXT 155
 
TEXT
 
gopinatha-carane kaila bahu namaskara
premavese nrtya-gita karila apara
SYNONYMS
 
gopinatha-carane -- at the lotus feet of Lord Gopinatha; kaila -- made; 
bahu -- many; namaskara -- obeisances; prema-avese -- in the ecstasy of 
love; nrtya-gita -- dancing and chanting; karila -- performed; apara -- 
unlimitedly.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Madhavendra Puri reached the temple of Gopinatha, he offered his 
respectful obeisances many times at the lotus feet of the Lord. In the 
ecstasy of love, he began to dance and sing without cessation.
 
Madhya 4.156
 
TEXT 156
 
TEXT
 
puri dekhi' sevaka saba sammana karila
ksira-prasada diya tanre bhiksa karaila
SYNONYMS
 
puri dekhi' -- by seeing Madhavendra Puri; sevaka -- the priest or 
servant; saba sammana -- all respects; karila -- offered; ksira-prasada -
- sweet rice prasadam; diya -- offering; tanre -- him; bhiksa karaila -- 
made to eat.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the priest of Gopinatha saw Madhavendra Puri again, he offered all 
respects to him and, giving him the sweet rice prasadam, made him eat.
 
Madhya 4.157
 
TEXT 157
 
TEXT
 
sei ratre devalaye karila sayana
sesa-ratri haile puri dekhila svapana
SYNONYMS
 
sei ratre -- on that night; deva-alaye -- in the temple; karila -- did; 
sayana -- sleeping; sesa-ratri -- at the end of the night; haile -- when 
it was; puri -- Madhavendra Puri; dekhila -- saw; svapana -- a dream.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhavendra Puri took rest that night in the temple, but toward the end 
of the night he had another dream.
 
Madhya 4.158
 
TEXT 158
 
TEXT
 
gopala asiya kahe, -- suna he madhava
karpura-candana ami pailama saba
SYNONYMS
 
gopala -- the Deity of Gopala; asiya -- coming; kahe -- says; suna -- 
hear; he -- O; madhava -- Madhavendra Puri; karpura-candana -- the 
camphor and sandalwood; ami -- I; pailama -- have received; saba -- all.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhavendra Puri dreamed that Gopala came before him and said, "O 
Madhavendra Puri, I have already received all the sandalwood and camphor.
 
Madhya 4.159
 
TEXT 159
 
TEXT
 
karpura-sahita ghasi' e-saba candana
gopinathera ange nitya karaha lepana
SYNONYMS
 
karpura-sahita -- with the camphor; ghasi' -- grinding; e-saba -- all 
this; candana -- sandalwood; gopinathera -- of Sri Gopinatha; ange -- on 
the body; nitya -- daily; karaha -- do; lepana -- smearing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Now just grind all the sandalwood together with the camphor and then 
smear the pulp on the body of Gopinatha daily until it is finished.
 
Madhya 4.160
 
TEXT 160
 
TEXT
 
gopinatha amara se eka-i anga haya
inhake candana dile habe mora tapa-ksaya
SYNONYMS
 
gopinatha -- Lord Gopinatha; amara -- My; se -- that; eka-i -- one; anga 
-- body; haya -- is; inhake -- unto Him; candana dile -- in offering 
this candana; habe -- there will be; mora -- My; tapa-ksaya -- reduction 
of temperature.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"There is no difference between My body and Gopinatha's body. They are 
one and the same. Therefore if you smear the sandalwood pulp on the body 
of Gopinatha, you will naturally also smear it on My body. Thus the 
temperature of My body will be reduced.
 
PURPORT
 
Gopala was situated in Vrndavana, which was far from Remuna. In those 
days, one had to pass through provinces governed by the Muslims, who 
sometimes hindered travelers. Considering the trouble of His devotee, 
Lord Gopala, the greatest well-wisher of His devotees, ordered 
Madhavendra Puri to smear the sandalwood pulp on the body of Gopinatha, 
which was nondifferent from the body of Gopala. In this way the Lord 
relieved Madhavendra Puri from trouble and inconvenience.
 
Madhya 4.161
 
TEXT 161
 
TEXT
 
dvidha na bhaviha, na kariha kichu mane
visvasa kari' candana deha amara vacane
SYNONYMS
 
dvidha na bhaviha -- do not hesitate; na kariha -- do not do; kichu -- 
anything; mane -- in the mind; visvasa kari' -- believing Me; candana -- 
sandalwood; deha -- offer; amara vacane -- under My order.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You should not hesitate to act according to My order. Believing in Me, 
just do what is needed."
 
Madhya 4.162
 
TEXT 162
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' gopala gela, gosani jagila
gopinathera sevaka-gane dakiya anila
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; gopala -- the Deity of Gopala; gela -- 
disappeared; gosani jagila -- Madhavendra Puri awoke; gopinathera -- of 
Lord Gopinatha; sevaka-gane -- to the servitors; dakiya -- calling; 
anila -- brought them.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After giving these instructions, Gopala disappeared, and Madhavendra 
Puri awoke. He immediately called for all the servants of Gopinatha, and 
they came before him.
 
Madhya 4.163
 
TEXT 163
 
TEXT
 
prabhura ajna haila, -- ei karpura-candana
gopinathera ange nitya karaha lepana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura ajna haila -- there was an order of the Lord; ei -- this; 
karpura -- camphor; candana -- and sandalwood; gopinathera ange -- on 
the body of Gopinatha; nitya -- daily; karaha -- do; lepana -- smearing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhavendra Puri said, "Smear the body of Gopinatha with this camphor 
and sandalwood I have brought for Gopala in Vrndavana. Do this regularly 
every day.
 
Madhya 4.164
 
TEXT 164
 
TEXT
 
inhake candana dile, gopala ha-ibe sitala
svatantra isvara -- tanra ajna se prabala
SYNONYMS
 
inhake -- unto Gopinatha; candana dile -- when sandalwood will be given; 
gopala -- Lord Gopala in Vrndavana; ha-ibe -- will become; sitala -- 
cool; svatantra isvara -- the most independent Supreme Personality of 
Godhead; tanra -- His; ajna -- order; se -- that; prabala -- powerful.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"If the sandalwood pulp is smeared over the body of Gopinatha, then 
Gopala will be cooled. After all, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is 
completely independent; His order is all-powerful."
 
Madhya 4.165
 
TEXT 165
 
TEXT
 
grisma-kale gopinatha paribe candana
suni' anandita haila sevakera mana
SYNONYMS
 
grisma-kale -- in the summer; gopinatha -- Lord Gopinatha; paribe -- 
will put on; candana -- sandalwood pulp; suni' -- hearing; anandita -- 
pleased; haila -- became; sevakera -- of the servants; mana -- the minds.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The servants of Gopinatha became very pleased to hear that in the summer 
all the sandalwood pulp would be used to anoint the body of Gopinatha.
 
Madhya 4.166
 
TEXT 166
 
TEXT
 
puri kahe, -- ei dui ghasibe candana
ara jana-dui deha, diba ye vetana
SYNONYMS
 
puri kahe -- Madhavendra Puri said; ei dui -- these two assistants; 
ghasibe -- will grind; candana -- the sandalwood; ara -- another; jana-
dui -- two men; deha -- apply; diba -- I shall pay; ye -- that; vetana --
 salary.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhavendra Puri said, "These two assistants will regularly grind the 
sandalwood, and you should also get two other people to help. I shall 
pay their salaries."
 
Madhya 4.167
 
TEXT 167
 
TEXT
 
ei mata candana deya pratyaha ghasiya
paraya sevaka saba ananda kariya
SYNONYMS
 
ei mata -- in this way; candana -- sandalwood; deya -- gives; pratyaha --
 daily; ghasiya -- grinding; paraya -- caused to put on; sevaka -- 
servants; saba -- all of it; ananda -- pleasure; kariya -- feeling.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way Gopinathaji was supplied ground sandalwood pulp daily. The 
servants of Gopinatha were very pleased with this.
 
Madhya 4.168
 
TEXT 168
 
TEXT
 
pratyaha candana paraya, yavat haila anta
tathaya rahila puri tavat paryanta
SYNONYMS
 
pratyaha -- daily; candana -- sandalwood pulp; paraya -- smears over the 
body; yavat -- until; haila -- there was; anta -- an end; tathaya -- 
there; rahila -- remained; puri -- Madhavendra Puri; tavat -- that time; 
paryanta -- until.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way the sandalwood pulp was smeared over the body of Gopinatha 
until the whole stock was finished. Madhavendra Puri stayed there until 
that time.
 
Madhya 4.169
 
TEXT 169
 
TEXT
 
grisma-kala-ante punah nilacale gela
nilacale caturmasya anande rahila
SYNONYMS
 
grisma-kala -- of the summer season; ante -- at the end; punah -- again; 
nilacale -- to Jagannatha Puri; gela -- went; nilacale -- in Jagannatha 
Puri; catur-masya -- the four months for vows; anande -- in great 
pleasure; rahila -- remained.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At the end of summer Madhavendra Puri returned to Jagannatha Puri, where 
he remained with great pleasure during the whole period of Caturmasya.
 
PURPORT
 
The Caturmasya period begins in the month of Asadha (June-July) from the 
day of Ekadasi called Sayana-ekadasi, in the fortnight of the waxing 
moon. The period ends in the month of Karttika (October-November) on the 
Ekadasi day known as Utthana-ekadasi, in the fortnight of the waxing 
moon. This four-month period is known as Caturmasya. Some Vaisnavas also 
observe it from the full-moon day of Asadha until the full-moon day of 
Karttika. That is also a period of four months. This period, calculated 
by the lunar months, is called Caturmasya, but others also observe 
Caturmasya according to the solar month from Sravana to Karttika. The 
whole period, either lunar or solar, takes place during the rainy season.
 Caturmasya should be observed by all sections of the population. It 
does not matter whether one is a grhastha or a sannyasi. The observance 
is obligatory for all asramas. The real purpose behind the vow taken 
during these four months is to minimize the quantity of sense 
gratification. This is not very difficult. In the month of Sravana one 
should not eat spinach, in the month of Bhadra one should not eat yogurt,
 and in the month of Asvina one should not drink milk. One should not 
eat fish or other nonvegetarian food during the month of Karttika. A 
nonvegetarian diet means fish and meat. Similarly, masura dhal and urad 
dhal are also considered nonvegetarian. These two dhals contain a great 
amount of protein, and food rich in protein is considered nonvegetarian. 
On the whole, during the four-month period of Caturmasya one should 
practice giving up all food intended for sense enjoyment.
 
Madhya 4.170
 
TEXT 170
 
TEXT
 
sri-mukhe madhava-purira amrta-carita
bhakta-gane sunana prabhu kare asvadita
SYNONYMS
 
sri-mukhe -- from the mouth of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; madhava-purira --
 of Madhavendra Puri; amrta-carita -- nectarean characteristics; bhakta-
gane -- the devotees; sunana -- making hear; prabhu -- the Lord; kare -- 
does; asvadita -- relished.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally praised the nectarean 
characteristics of Madhavendra Puri, and while He related all this to 
the devotees, He personally relished it.
 
Madhya 4.171
 
TEXT 171
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- nityananda, karaha vicara
puri-sama bhagyavan jagate nahi ara
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- the Lord said; nityananda -- Nityananda Prabhu; karaha 
vicara -- just consider; puri-sama -- like Madhavendra Puri; bhagyavan --
 fortunate; jagate -- in the world; nahi -- there is not; ara -- anyone 
else.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked Nityananda Prabhu to judge whether 
there was anyone within the world as fortunate as Madhavendra Puri.
 
Madhya 4.172
 
TEXT 172
 
TEXT
 
dugdha-dana-chale krsna yanre dekha dila
tina-bare svapne asi' yanre ajna kaila
SYNONYMS
 
dugdha-dana-chale -- on the plea of delivering milk; krsna -- Lord Krsna;
 yanre -- unto whom; dekha dila -- made His appearance; tina-bare -- 
three times; svapne -- in dreams; asi' -- coming; yanre -- unto whom; 
ajna -- order; kaila -- gave.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "Madhavendra Puri was so fortunate that 
Krsna personally appeared before him on the plea of delivering milk. 
Three times the Lord gave orders to Madhavendra Puri in dreams.
 
Madhya 4.173
 
TEXT 173
 
TEXT
 
yanra preme vasa hana prakata ha-ila
seva angikara kari' jagata tarila
SYNONYMS
 
yanra -- of whom; preme -- by love of Godhead; vasa -- obliged; hana -- 
being; prakata -- manifest; ha-ila -- became; seva -- service; angikara -
- acceptance; kari' -- doing; jagata -- the whole world; tarila -- 
delivered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Being obliged because of the loving affairs of Madhavendra Puri, Lord 
Krsna Himself appeared as the Gopala Deity, and, accepting his service, 
He liberated the whole world.
 
Madhya 4.174
 
TEXT 174
 
TEXT
 
yanra lagi' gopinatha ksira kaila curi
ataeva nama haila ‘ksira-cora' kari'
SYNONYMS
 
yanra -- whom; lagi' -- on account of; gopinatha -- Lord Gopinatha; 
ksira -- sweet rice; kaila -- did; curi -- steal; ataeva -- therefore; 
nama -- the name; haila -- became; ksira-cora -- the thief of sweet rice;
 kari' -- making.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"On account of Madhavendra Puri, Lord Gopinatha stole the pot of sweet 
rice. Thus He became famous as Ksira-cora [the thief who stole the sweet 
rice].
 
Madhya 4.175
 
TEXT 175
 
TEXT
 
karpura-candana yanra ange cadaila
anande puri-gosanira prema uthalila
SYNONYMS
 
karpura-candana -- camphor and sandalwood; yanra ange -- on whose body; 
cadaila -- put; anande -- in great pleasure; puri-gosanira -- of 
Madhavendra Puri; prema -- love of Godhead; uthalila -- welled up.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Madhavendra Puri smeared the sandalwood pulp over the body of Gopinatha,
 and in this way he was overpowered with love of Godhead.
 
Madhya 4.176
 
TEXT 176
 
TEXT
 
mleccha-dese karpura-candana anite janjala
puri duhkha pabe iha janiya gopala
SYNONYMS
 
mleccha-dese -- through the countries where Muslims ruled; karpura-
candana -- camphor and sandalwood; anite -- to bring; janjala -- 
inconvenience; puri -- Madhavendra Puri; duhkha -- unhappiness; pabe -- 
will get; iha -- this; janiya -- knowing; gopala -- Gopala.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In the provinces of India governed by the Muslims, there was much 
inconvenience in traveling with sandalwood and camphor. Because of this, 
Madhavendra Puri might have gotten into trouble. This became known to 
the Gopala Deity.
 
Madhya 4.177
 
TEXT 177
 
TEXT
 
maha-daya-maya prabhu -- bhakata-vatsala
candana pari' bhakta-srama karila saphala
SYNONYMS
 
maha -- very; daya-maya -- merciful; prabhu -- the Lord; bhakata-vatsala 
-- very much attached to His devotees; candana pari' -- putting on the 
sandalwood; bhakta-srama -- the trouble of the devotee; karila -- made; 
saphala -- successful.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The Lord is very merciful and attached to His devotees, so when 
Gopinatha was covered with sandalwood pulp, Madhavendra Puri's labor 
became successful."
 
Madhya 4.178
 
TEXT 178
 
TEXT
 
purira prema-parakastha karaha vicara
alaukika prema citte lage camatkara
SYNONYMS
 
purira -- of Madhavendra Puri; prema-para-kastha -- the standard of 
intense love of Godhead; karaha -- just make; vicara -- judgment; 
alaukika -- uncommon; prema -- love of Godhead; citte -- in the mind; 
lage -- strikes; camatkara -- wonder.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu placed the standard of Madhavendra Puri's intense 
love before Nityananda Prabhu for judgment. "All his loving activities 
are uncommon," Caitanya Mahaprabhu said. "Indeed, one is struck with 
wonder to hear of his activities."
 
PURPORT
 
When the living entity feels spiritual separation from Krsna (krsna-
viraha), he has achieved the prime success of life. When one becomes 
disinterested in material things, he is simply experiencing the other 
side of attraction for material things. However, feeling separation from 
Krsna and engaging in the service of the Lord to fulfill His mission 
constitute the best example of love of Krsna. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
wanted to point out this intense love of Krsna exhibited by Madhavendra 
Puri. All Caitanya Mahaprabhu's devotees later followed in the footsteps 
of Madhavendra Puri, serving the Lord without personal considerations.
 
Madhya 4.179
 
TEXT 179
 
TEXT
 
parama virakta, mauni, sarvatra udasina
gramya-varta-bhaye dvitiya-sanga-hina
SYNONYMS
 
parama virakta -- totally renounced or unattached; mauni -- silent; 
sarvatra -- everywhere; udasina -- uninterested; gramya-varta -- of 
mundane topics; bhaye -- in fear; dvitiya -- second; sanga -- associate; 
hina -- without.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "Sri Madhavendra Puri used to remain 
alone. He was completely renounced and always very silent. He was 
uninterested in everything material, and for fear of talking about 
mundane things, he always lived without a companion.
 
Madhya 4.180
 
TEXT 180
 
TEXT
 
hena-jana gopalera ajnamrta pana
sahasra krosa asi' bule candana magina
SYNONYMS
 
hena-jana -- such a personality; gopalera -- of the Gopala Deity; ajna-
amrta -- the nectarean order; pana -- getting; sahasra -- a thousand; 
krosa -- a distance of two miles; asi' -- coming; bule -- walks; candana 
-- sandalwood; magina -- begging.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"After receiving the transcendental orders of Gopala, this great 
personality traveled thousands of miles just to collect sandalwood by 
begging.
 
Madhya 4.181
 
TEXT 181
 
TEXT
 
bhoke rahe, tabu anna magina na khaya
hena-jana candana-bhara vahi' lana yaya
SYNONYMS
 
bhoke -- hungry; rahe -- remains; tabu -- still; anna -- food; magina -- 
begging; na -- does not; khaya -- eat; hena-jana -- such a person; 
candana-bhara -- the load of sandalwood; vahi' -- carrying; lana -- 
taking; yaya -- goes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Although Madhavendra Puri was hungry, he would not beg food to eat. 
This renounced person carried a load of sandalwood for the sake of Sri 
Gopala.
 
Madhya 4.182
 
TEXT 182
 
TEXT
 
‘maneka candana, tola-viseka karpura
gopale paraiba' -- ei ananda pracura
SYNONYMS
 
maneka candana -- one maund of sandalwood; tola -- a measurement of 
weight; viseka -- twenty; karpura -- camphor; gopale -- on Gopala; 
paraiba -- I shall smear; ei -- this; ananda -- pleasure; pracura -- 
sufficient.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Without considering his personal comforts, Madhavendra Puri carried one 
maund [about eighty-two pounds] of sandalwood and twenty tolas [about 
eight ounces] of camphor to smear over the body of Gopala. This 
transcendental pleasure was sufficient for him.
 
Madhya 4.183
 
TEXT 183
 
TEXT
 
utkalera dani rakhe candana dekhina
tahan edaila raja-patra dekhana
SYNONYMS
 
utkalera -- of Orissa; dani -- toll officer; rakhe -- takes; candana -- 
sandalwood; dekhina -- seeing; tahan -- there; edaila -- escaped; raja-
patra -- governmental release; dekhana -- by showing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Since there were restrictions against taking the sandalwood out of the 
Orissa province, the toll official confiscated the stock, but 
Madhavendra Puri showed him the release papers given by the government 
and consequently escaped difficulties.
 
Madhya 4.184
 
TEXT 184
 
TEXT
 
mleccha-desa dura patha, jagati apara
ke-mate candana niba -- nahi e vicara
SYNONYMS
 
mleccha-desa -- the countries governed by Muslims; dura patha -- long 
journey; jagati -- watchmen; apara -- unlimited; ke-mate -- how; candana 
-- the sandalwood; niba -- I shall take; nahi -- there was not; e -- 
this; vicara -- consideration.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Madhavendra Puri was not at all anxious during the long journey to 
Vrndavana through the provinces governed by the Muslims and filled with 
unlimited numbers of watchmen.
 
Madhya 4.185
 
TEXT 185
 
TEXT
 
sange eka vata nahi ghati-dana dite
tathapi utsaha bada candana lana yaite
SYNONYMS
 
sange -- with him; eka -- one; vata -- farthing; nahi -- there was not; 
ghati-dana -- as a toll tax; dite -- to give; tathapi -- still; utsaha --
 enthusiasm; bada -- much; candana -- sandalwood; lana -- taking; yaite -
- to go.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Although Madhavendra Puri did not have a farthing with him, he was not 
afraid to pass by the toll officers. His only enjoyment was in carrying 
the load of sandalwood to Vrndavana for Gopala.
 
Madhya 4.186
 
TEXT 186
 
TEXT
 
pragadha-premera ei svabhava-acara
nija-duhkha-vighnadira na kare vicara
SYNONYMS
 
pragadha -- intense; premera -- of love of Godhead; ei -- this; svabhava 
-- natural; acara -- behavior; nija -- personal; duhkha -- inconvenience;
 vighna -- impediments; adira -- and so on; na -- not; kare -- does; 
vicara -- consideration.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"This is the natural result of intense love of Godhead. The devotee does 
not consider personal inconveniences or impediments. In all 
circumstances he wants to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
 
PURPORT
 
It is natural for those who have developed intense love for Krsna not to 
care for personal inconvenience and impediments. Such devotees are 
simply determined to execute the order of the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead or His representative, the spiritual master. In all 
circumstances, even amidst the greatest dangers, they undeviatingly 
carry on with the greatest determination. This definitely proves the 
intense love of the servitor. As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.14.8), 
tat te 'nukampam su-samiksamanah: those who seriously desire to get free 
from the clutches of material existence, who have developed intense love 
for Krsna, are worthy candidates for going back home, back to Godhead. 
An intense lover of Krsna does not care for any number of material 
discomforts, scarcity, impediments or unhappiness. It is said that when 
one sees apparent unhappiness or distress in a perfect Vaisnava, it is 
not at all unhappiness for him; rather, it is transcendental bliss. In 
the Siksastaka (8), Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has also instructed, aslisya 
va pada-ratam pinastu mam [Cc. Antya 20.47]. The intense lover of Krsna 
is never deviated from his service, despite all difficulties and 
impediments brought before him.
 
Madhya 4.187
 
TEXT 187
 
TEXT
 
ei tara gadha prema loke dekhaite
gopala tanre ajna dila candana anite
SYNONYMS
 
ei -- this; tara -- of Madhavendra Puri; gadha -- intense; prema -- love 
of Godhead; loke -- unto the people; dekhaite -- to show; gopala -- Lord 
Gopala; tanre -- to him; ajna -- order; dila -- gave; candana -- 
sandalwood; anite -- to bring.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Sri Gopala wanted to show how intensely Madhavendra Puri loved Krsna; 
therefore He asked him to go to Nilacala to fetch sandalwood and camphor.
 
Madhya 4.188
 
TEXT 188
 
TEXT
 
bahu parisrame candana remuna anila
ananda badila mane, duhkha na ganila
SYNONYMS
 
bahu -- much; parisrame -- with labor; candana -- sandalwood; remuna -- 
to Remuna (the village of Gopinatha); anila -- brought; ananda -- 
pleasure; badila -- increased; mane -- in the mind; duhkha -- 
difficulties; na -- not; ganila -- counted.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"With great trouble and after much labor, Madhavendra Puri brought the 
load of sandalwood to Remuna. However, he was still very pleased; he 
discounted all the difficulties.
 
Madhya 4.189
 
TEXT 189
 
TEXT
 
pariksa karite gopala kaila ajna dana
pariksa kariya sese haila dayavan
SYNONYMS
 
pariksa -- test; karite -- to make; gopala -- Lord Gopala; kaila -- did; 
ajna -- the order; dana -- giving; pariksa -- the test; kariya -- making;
 sese -- at the end; haila -- became; daya-van -- merciful.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"To test the intense love of Madhavendra Puri, Gopala, the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead, ordered him to bring sandalwood from Nilacala, 
and when Madhavendra Puri passed this examination, the Lord became very 
merciful to him.
 
Madhya 4.190
 
TEXT 190
 
TEXT
 
ei bhakti, bhakta-priya-krsna-vyavahara
bujhiteo ama-sabara nahi adhikara
SYNONYMS
 
ei bhakti -- this type of devotion; bhakta -- of the devotee; priya -- 
and the most lovable object; krsna -- Lord Krsna; vyavahara -- the 
behavior; bujhiteo -- to understand; ama-sabara -- of all of us; nahi -- 
there is not; adhikara -- the capacity.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Such behavior exhibited in loving service between the devotee and the 
devotee's lovable object, Sri Krsna, is transcendental. It is not 
possible for a common man to understand. Common men do not even have the 
capacity."
 
Madhya 4.191
 
TEXT 191
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' pade prabhu tanra krta sloka
yei sloka-candre jagat karyache aloka
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; pade -- reads; prabhu -- Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; tanra -- by Madhavendra Puri; krta -- composed; sloka -- 
verse; yei -- that; sloka-candre -- by the moonlike verse; jagat -- all 
over the world; karyache -- produced; aloka -- light.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After saying this, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu read the famous verse of 
Madhavendra Puri. That verse is just like the moon. It has spread 
illumination all over the world.
 
Madhya 4.192
 
TEXT 192
 
TEXT
 
ghasite ghasite yaiche malayaja-sara
gandha bade, taiche ei slokera vicara
SYNONYMS
 
ghasite ghasite -- rubbing and rubbing; yaiche -- just as; malayaja-sara 
-- sandalwood; gandha -- the fragrance; bade -- increases; taiche -- 
similarly; ei -- this; slokera -- of the verse; vicara -- the 
consideration.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Continuous rubbing increases the aroma of Malaya sandalwood. Similarly, 
consideration of this verse increases one's understanding of its 
importance.
 
Madhya 4.193
 
TEXT 193
 
TEXT
 
ratna-gana-madhye yaiche kaustubha-mani
rasa-kavya-madhye taiche ei sloka gani
SYNONYMS
 
ratna-gana -- the valuable jewels; madhye -- among; yaiche -- just as; 
kaustubha-mani -- the jewel known as Kaustubha-mani; rasa-kavya -- 
poetry dealing with the mellows of devotional service; madhye -- among; 
taiche -- similarly; ei -- this; sloka -- verse; gani -- I count.
 
TRANSLATION
 
As the Kaustubha-mani is considered the most precious of valuable stones,
 this verse is similarly considered the best of poems dealing with the 
mellows of devotional service.
 
Madhya 4.194
 
TEXT 194
 
TEXT
 
ei sloka kahiyachena radha-thakurani
tanra krpaya sphuriyache madhavendra-vani
SYNONYMS
 
ei -- this; sloka -- verse; kahiyachena -- has spoken; radha-thakurani --
 Srimati Radharani; tanra -- Her; krpaya -- by the mercy; sphuriyache -- 
has manifested; madhavendra -- of Madhavendra Puri; vani -- the words.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Actually this verse was spoken by Srimati Radharani Herself, and by Her 
mercy only was it manifest in the words of Madhavendra Puri.
 
Madhya 4.195
 
TEXT 195
 
TEXT
 
kiba gauracandra iha kare asvadana
iha asvadite ara nahi cautha-jana
SYNONYMS
 
kiba -- how excellent; gauracandra -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; iha -
- this; kare -- does; asvadana -- tasting; iha -- this verse; asvadite --
 to taste; ara -- another; nahi -- there is not; cautha-jana -- a fourth 
man.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Only Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has tasted the poetry of this verse. No 
fourth man is capable of understanding it.
 
PURPORT
 
This indicates that only Srimati Radharani, Madhavendra Puri and 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu are capable of understanding the purport of this 
verse.
 
Madhya 4.196
 
TEXT 196
 
TEXT
 
sesa-kale ei sloka pathite pathite
siddhi-prapti haila purira slokera sahite
SYNONYMS
 
sesa-kale -- at the end; ei sloka -- this verse; pathite pathite -- by 
reciting repeatedly; siddhi-prapti -- attainment of perfection; haila -- 
there was; purira -- of Madhavendra Puri; slokera -- this verse; sahite -
- with.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhavendra Puri recited this verse again and again at the end of his 
material existence. Thus uttering this verse, he attained the ultimate 
goal of life.
 
Madhya 4.197
 
TEXT 197
 
TEXT
 
ayi dina-dayardra natha he
mathura-natha kadavalokyase
hrdayam tvad-aloka-kataram
dayita bhramyati kim karomy aham
SYNONYMS
 
ayi -- O My Lord; dina -- on the poor; daya-ardra -- compassionate; 
natha -- O master; he -- O; mathura-natha -- the master of Mathura; kada 
-- when; avalokyase -- I shall see You; hrdayam -- My heart; tvat -- of 
You; aloka -- without seeing; kataram -- very much aggrieved; dayita -- 
O most beloved; bhramyati -- becomes overwhelmed; kim -- what; karomi -- 
shall do; aham -- I.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"O My Lord! O most merciful master! O master of Mathura! When shall I 
see You again? Because of My not seeing You, My agitated heart has 
become unsteady. O most beloved one, what shall I do now?"
 
PURPORT
 
The uncontaminated devotees who strictly depend on the Vedanta 
philosophy are divided into four sampradayas, or transcendental parties. 
Out of the four sampradayas, the Sri Madhvacarya-sampradaya was accepted 
by Madhavendra Puri. Thus he took sannyasa according to parampara, the 
disciplic succession. Beginning from Madhvacarya down to the spiritual 
master of Madhavendra Puri, the acarya named Laksmipati, there was no 
realization of devotional service in conjugal love. Sri Madhavendra Puri 
introduced the conception of conjugal love for the first time in the 
Madhvacarya-sampradaya, and this conclusion of the Madhvacarya-
sampradaya was revealed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu when He toured 
southern India and met the Tattvavadis, who supposedly belonged to the 
Madhvacarya-sampradaya.
 
When Sri Krsna left Vrndavana and accepted the kingdom of Mathura, 
Srimati Radharani, out of ecstatic feelings of separation, expressed how 
Krsna can be loved in separation. Thus devotional service in separation 
is central to this verse. Worship in separation is considered by the 
Gaudiya-Madhva-sampradaya to be the topmost level of devotional service. 
According to this conception, the devotee thinks of himself as very poor 
and neglected by the Lord. Thus he addresses the Lord as dina-dayardra 
natha, as did Madhavendra Puri. Such an ecstatic feeling is the highest 
form of devotional service. Because Krsna had gone to Mathura, Srimati 
Radharani was very much affected, and She expressed Herself thus: "My 
dear Lord, because of Your separation My mind has become overly agitated.
 Now tell Me, what can I do? I am very poor and You are very merciful, 
so kindly have compassion upon Me and let Me know when I shall see You." 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was always expressing the ecstatic emotions of 
Srimati Radharani that She exhibited when She saw Uddhava at Vrndavana. 
Similar feelings, experienced by Madhavendra Puri, are expressed in this 
verse. Therefore, Vaisnavas in the Gaudiya-Madhva-sampradaya say that 
the ecstatic feelings experienced by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu during His 
appearance came from Sri Madhavendra Puri through Isvara Puri. All the 
devotees in the line of the Gaudiya-Madhva-sampradaya accept these 
principles of devotional service.
 
Madhya 4.198
 
TEXT 198
 
TEXT
 
ei sloka padite prabhu ha-ila murcchite
premete vivasa hana padila bhumite
SYNONYMS
 
ei sloka -- this verse; padite -- reciting; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; ha-ila -- became; murcchite -- unconscious; premete -- in 
ecstatic love; vivasa -- uncontrolled; hana -- becoming; padila -- fell 
down; bhumite -- on the ground.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu recited this verse, He immediately fell to 
the ground unconscious. He was overwhelmed and had no control over 
Himself.
 
Madhya 4.199
 
TEXT 199
 
TEXT
 
aste-vyaste kole kari' nila nityananda
krandana kariya tabe uthe gauracandra
SYNONYMS
 
aste-vyaste -- in great haste; kole -- on the lap; kari' -- making; nila 
-- took; nityananda -- Lord Nityananda Prabhu; krandana -- crying; 
kariya -- doing; tabe -- at that time; uthe -- got up; gauracandra -- 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu fell to the ground in ecstatic love, 
Lord Nityananda quickly took Him on His lap. Crying, Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
then got up again.
 
Madhya 4.200
 
TEXT 200
 
TEXT
 
premonmada haila, uthi' iti-uti dhaya
hunkara karaye, hase, kande, nace, gaya
SYNONYMS
 
prema-unmada -- the madness of love; haila -- there was; uthi' -- 
getting up; iti-uti dhaya -- runs here and there; hunkara -- resounding; 
karaye -- does; hase -- laughs; kande -- cries; nace -- dances; gaya -- 
and sings.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Exhibiting ecstatic emotions, the Lord began to run here and there, 
making resounding noises. Sometimes He laughed, and sometimes He cried, 
and sometimes He danced and sang.
 
Madhya 4.201
 
TEXT 201
 
TEXT
 
‘ayi dina, ayi dina' bale bara-bara
kanthe na nihsare vani, netre asru-dhara
SYNONYMS
 
ayi dina -- O My Lord, master of the poor; ayi dina -- O My Lord, master 
of the poor; bale -- says; bara-bara -- repeatedly; kanthe -- in the 
throat; na -- not; nihsare -- comes out; vani -- the voice; netre -- in 
the eyes; asru-dhara -- torrents of tears.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu could not recite the whole verse. He simply said, "
Ayi dina! Ayi dina!" repeatedly. Thus He could not speak, and profuse 
tears were in His eyes.
 
Madhya 4.202
 
TEXT 202
 
TEXT
 
kampa, sveda, pulakasru, stambha, vaivarnya
nirveda, visada, jadya, garva, harsa, dainya
SYNONYMS
 
kampa -- trembling; sveda -- perspiration; pulaka-asru -- jubilation and 
tears; stambha -- shock; vaivarnya -- loss of color; nirveda -- 
disappointment; visada -- moroseness; jadya -- loss of memory; garva -- 
pride; harsa -- joy; dainya -- humility.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Trembling, perspiration, jubilant tears, shock, fading of the bodily 
luster, disappointment, moroseness, loss of memory, pride, joy and 
humility were all visible in Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's body.
 
PURPORT
 
In the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, jadya is explained as loss of memory 
brought about by severe shock due to separation from the beloved. In 
that state of mind, one loses all concern for loss and gain, hearing and 
seeing, as well as all other considerations. This marks the preliminary 
appearance of illusion.
 
Madhya 4.203
 
TEXT 203
 
TEXT
 
ei sloke ughadila premera kapata
gopinatha-sevaka dekhe prabhura prema-nata
SYNONYMS
 
ei sloke -- this verse; ughadila -- uncovered; premera -- of conjugal 
love; kapata -- the door; gopinatha-sevaka -- the servants of the 
Gopinatha Deity; dekhe -- see; prabhura -- of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
prema-nata -- the dance in ecstatic love.
 
TRANSLATION
 
This verse uncovered the door of ecstatic love, and when it was 
exhibited, all the servants of Gopinatha saw Caitanya Mahaprabhu dance 
in ecstasy.
 
Madhya 4.204
 
TEXT 204
 
TEXT
 
lokera sanghatta dekhi' prabhura bahya haila
thakurera bhoga sari' arati bajila
SYNONYMS
 
lokera -- of people; sanghatta -- a crowd; dekhi' -- seeing; prabhura -- 
of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bahya -- external consciousness; haila -- 
appeared; thakurera -- of the Deity; bhoga -- offering; sari' -- 
finishing; arati -- performance of arati; bajila -- resounded.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When many people crowded around Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, He regained His 
external senses. In the meantime, the offering to the Deity had been 
finished, and there was a resounding arati performance.
 
Madhya 4.205
 
TEXT 205
 
TEXT
 
thakure sayana karana pujari haila bahira
prabhura age ani' dila prasada bara ksira
SYNONYMS
 
thakure -- the Deity; sayana -- lying down; karana -- causing to do; 
pujari -- the priest; haila -- was; bahira -- out of the temple; 
prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; age -- in front; ani' -- 
bringing; dila -- offered; prasada -- the remnants of food; bara -- 
twelve; ksira -- pots of sweet rice.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the Deities were laid down to rest, the priest came out of the 
temple and offered all twelve pots of sweet rice to Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
Madhya 4.206
 
TEXT 206
 
TEXT
 
ksira dekhi' mahaprabhura ananda badila
bhakta-gane khaoyaite panca ksira laila
SYNONYMS
 
ksira -- the sweet rice; dekhi' -- seeing; mahaprabhura -- of Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ananda -- the pleasure; badila -- increased; bhakta-
gane -- the devotees; khaoyaite -- to feed them; panca -- five pots; 
ksira -- sweet rice; laila -- accepted.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When all the pots of sweet rice, remnants left by Gopinatha, were placed 
before Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, He became very pleased. In order to feed 
the devotees, He accepted five of them.
 
Madhya 4.207
 
TEXT 207
 
TEXT
 
sata ksira pujarike bahudiya dila
panca-ksira panca-jane vantiya khaila
SYNONYMS
 
sata ksira -- seven pots of sweet rice; pujarike -- toward the pujari; 
bahudiya -- pushing forward; dila -- gave; panca-ksira -- five pots of 
sweet rice; panca-jane -- to five men; vantiya -- distributing; khaila --
 ate.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The seven remaining pots were pushed forward and delivered to the priest.
 Then the five pots of sweet rice the Lord had accepted were distributed 
among the five devotees, and they ate the prasadam.
 
Madhya 4.208
 
TEXT 208
 
TEXT
 
gopinatha-rupe yadi kariyachena bhojana
bhakti dekhaite kaila prasada bhaksana
SYNONYMS
 
gopinatha-rupe -- in His arca incarnation as Gopinatha; yadi -- although;
 kariyachena -- has done; bhojana -- eating; bhakti -- devotional 
service; dekhaite -- to exhibit; kaila -- did; prasada bhaksana -- 
eating.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Being identical with the Gopinatha Deity, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had 
already tasted and eaten the pots of sweet rice. Yet just to manifest 
devotional service, He again ate the pots of sweet rice as a devotee.
 
Madhya 4.209
 
TEXT 209
 
TEXT
 
nama-sankirtane sei ratri gonaila
mangala-arati dekhi' prabhate calila
SYNONYMS
 
nama-sankirtane -- in congregational chanting; sei -- that; ratri -- 
night; gonaila -- passed; mangala-arati -- the early arati; dekhi' -- 
after seeing; prabhate -- in the morning; calila -- departed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu passed that night at the temple engaged in 
congregational chanting. In the morning, after seeing the mangala-arati 
performance, He departed.
 
Madhya 4.210
 
TEXT 210
 
TEXT
 
gopala-gopinatha-puri-gosanira guna
bhakta-sange sri-mukhe prabhu kaila asvadana
SYNONYMS
 
gopala -- of the Gopala Deity; gopinatha -- of the Gopinatha Deity; puri-
gosanira -- of Madhavendra Puri; guna -- the qualities; bhakta-sange -- 
with the devotees; sri-mukhe -- in His own mouth; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; kaila -- did; asvadana -- tasting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally tasted with His own 
mouth the transcendental qualities of Gopalaji, Gopinatha and Sri 
Madhavendra Puri.
 
Madhya 4.211
 
TEXT 211
 
TEXT
 
ei ta' akhyane kahila donhara mahima
prabhura bhakta-vatsalya, ara bhakta-prema-sima
SYNONYMS
 
ei ta' -- thus; akhyane -- in the narration; kahila -- described; 
donhara -- of the two; mahima -- the glories; prabhura -- of Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta-vatsalya -- attachment for His devotees; ara 
-- and; bhakta-prema-sima -- the highest limit of ecstatic love by the 
devotee.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus I have described both the transcendental glories of Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu's affection for His devotees and the highest limit of 
ecstatic love of God.
 
Madhya 4.212
 
TEXT 212
 
TEXT
 
sraddha-yukta hana iha sune yei jana
sri-krsna-carane sei paya prema-dhana
SYNONYMS
 
sraddha-yukta -- possessed of faith; hana -- being; iha -- this; sune -- 
hears; yei -- that; jana -- person; sri-krsna-carane -- at the lotus 
feet of Lord Sri Krsna; sei -- that person; paya -- gets; prema-dhana -- 
the treasure of love of Godhead.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One who hears this narration with faith and devotion attains the 
treasure of love of Godhead at the lotus feet of Sri Krsna.
 
Madhya 4.213
 
TEXT 213
 
TEXT
 
sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa
caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa
SYNONYMS
 
sri-rupa -- Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha -- Srila Raghunatha dasa 
Gosvami; pade -- at the lotus feet; yara -- whose; asa -- expectation; 
Caitanya-caritamrta -- the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe -- 
describes; krsnadasa -- Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always 
desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, 
following in their footsteps.
 
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-
lila, Fourth Chapter, describing Sri Madhavendra Puri's devotional 
service.
 