Sri Caitanya-caritamrta: Madhya-lila
by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Chapter 12
Madhya12.122
TEXT 122
hena-kale gaudiya eka subuddhi sarala
prabhura carana-yuge dila ghata-jala
SYNONYMS
hena-kale—at this time; gaudiya—Vaisnava from Bengal; eka—one; su-buddhi—very intelligent; sarala—simple; prabhura carana-yuge—on the lotus feet of the Lord; dila—poured; ghata-jala—one potful of water.
TRANSLATION
After everything was thoroughly washed, a Vaisnava from Bengal, who was very intelligent and simple, came and poured water on the lotus feet of the Lord.
Madhya12.123
TEXT 123
sei jala lana apane pana kaila
taha dekhi’ prabhura mane duhkha rosa haila
SYNONYMS
sei jala—that water; lana—taking; apane—personally; pana kaila—drank; taha dekhi’—seeing that; prabhura—of the Lord; mane—in the mind; duhkha—unhappiness; rosa—anger; haila—there was.
TRANSLATION
The Gaudiya Vaisnava then took that water and drank it himself. Seeing that, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu felt a little unhappy and was also outwardly angry.
Madhya12.124
TEXT 124
yadyapi gosani tare hanache santosa
dharma-samsthapana lagi’ bahire maha-rosa
SYNONYMS
yadyapi—although; gosani—the Lord; tare—with him; hanache—became; santosa—satisfied; dharma-samsthapana lagi’-for establishing the etiquette of religious principles; bahire—externally; maha-rosa—very angry.
TRANSLATION
Although the Lord was certainly satisfied with him, He became angry externally in order to establish the etiquette of religious principles.
Madhya12.125
TEXT 125
siksa lagi’ svarupe daki’ kahila tanhare
ei dekha tomara ’gaudiya’ra vyavahare
SYNONYMS
siksa lagi’-for instruction; svarupe—unto Svarupa Damodara; daki’—calling; kahila—said; tanhare—unto him; ei dekha—just see here; tomara—your; gaudiyara—of this Vaisnava from Bengal; vyavahare—behavior.
TRANSLATION
The Lord then called for Svarupa Damodara and told him, "Just see the behavior of your Bengali Vaisnava.
Madhya12.126
TEXT 126
isvara-mandire mora pada dhoyaila
sei jala apani lana pana kaila
SYNONYMS
isvara-mandire—in the temple of the Lord; mora—My; pada—feet; dhoyaila—washed; sei jala—that water; apani—personally; lana—taking; pana kaila—drank.
TRANSLATION
"This person from Bengal has washed My feet within the temple of the Personality of Godhead. Not only that, but he has drunk the water himself.
Madhya12.127
TEXT 127
ei aparadhe mora kahan habe gati
tomara ’gaudiya’ kare eteka phaijati!
SYNONYMS
ei aparadhe—by such an offense; mora—of Me; kahan—where; habe—will be; gati—destination; tomara gaudiya—your Bengali Vaisnava; kare—does; eteka—such; phaijati—implication.
TRANSLATION
“I now do not know what My destination is because of this offense. Indeed, your Bengali Vaisnava has greatly implicated Me.”
PURPORT
It is significant that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu told Svarupa Damodara Gosvami that the Bengali Vaisnava was “your Gaudiya Vaisnava.” This means that all Gaudiya Vaisnavas who are followers of the Caitanya cult are subordinate to Svarupa Damodara Gosvami. The parampara system is very strictly observed by Gaudiya Vaisnavas. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s personal secretary was Svarupa Damodara Gosvami. The next group of devotees was the six Gosvamis, then Kaviraja Gosvami. It is necessary to observe the parampara system of the Caitanya cult. There are many offenses one can commit while serving the Lord, and these are described in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Hari-bhakti-vilasa and other books. According to the rules and regulations, no one should accept obeisances in the temple of the Lord before the Deity. Nor is it proper for a devotee to offer obeisances and touch the feet of the spiritual master before the Deity. This is considered an offense. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself was personally the Supreme Personality of Godhead; therefore it was not actually offensive to wash His lotus feet in the temple. However, because He was playing the part of an acarya, the Lord considered Himself an ordinary human being. He also wanted to give instructions to ordinary human beings. The point is that even though one plays the part of a spiritual master, he should not accept obeisances or permit a disciple to wash his feet before the Deity. This is a matter of etiquette.
Madhya12.128
TEXT 128
tabe svarupa gosani tara ghade hata diya
dheka mari’ purira bahira rakhilena lana
SYNONYMS
tabe—thereafter; svarupa gosani—Svarupa Damodara Gosani; tara—of him; ghade—on the neck; hata diya—touching with the hand; dheka mari’—pushing a little; purira bahira—out of the temple of Gundica Puri; rakhilena—kept; lana—taking.
TRANSLATION
At this point Svarupa Damodara Gosvami caught the Gaudiya Vaisnava by the neck and, giving him a little push, ejected him from the Gundica Puri temple and made him stay outside.
Madhya12.129
TEXT 129
punah asi’ prabhu paya karila vinaya
’ajna-aparadha’ ksama karite yuyaya
SYNONYMS
punah asi’-again coming back; prabhu paya—at the lotus feet of the Lord; karila vinaya—made a submission; ajna-aparadha—offense by innocent person; ksama karite—to be excused; yuyaya—deserves.
TRANSLATION
After Svarupa Damodara Gosvami returned within the temple, he requested Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to excuse that innocent person.
Madhya12.130
TEXT 130
tabe mahaprabhura mane santosa ha-ila
sari kari’ dui pase sabare vasaila
SYNONYMS
tabe—thereafter; mahaprabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mane—in the mind; santosa ha-ila—there was satisfaction; sari kari’—making a line; dui pase—on two sides; sabare—all of them; vasaila—made to sit.
TRANSLATION
After this incident, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very much satisfied. He then asked all of the devotees to sit down in two lines on both sides.
Madhya12.131
TEXT 131
apane vasiya majhe, apanara hate
trna, kankara, kuta lagila kudaite
SYNONYMS
apane—personally; vasiya majhe—sitting in the middle; apanara hate—with His own hand; trna—straw; kankara—grains of sand; kuta—dirt; lagila—began; kudaite—to pick up.
TRANSLATION
The Lord then personally sat down in the middle and picked up all kinds of straw, grains of sand and dirty things.
Madhya12.132
TEXT 132
ke kata kudaya, saba ekatra kariba
yara alpa, tara thani pitha-pana la-iba
SYNONYMS
ke kata kudaya—how much one has collected; saba—all; ekatra—in one place; kariba—I shall gather; yara—of whom; alpa—small; tara thani—from him; pitha-pana la-iba—I will ask for cakes and sweet rice as a fine.
TRANSLATION
While Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was picking up the straws and grains of sand, He said, “I shall gather everyone’s collection, and I shall ask whoever has collected less than all the others to pay a fine of sweet cakes and sweet rice.”
Madhya12.133
TEXT 133
ei mata saba puri karila sodhana
sitala, nirmala kaila-yena nija-mana
SYNONYMS
ei mata—in this way; saba puri—all of Gundica Puri; karila sodhana—they cleansed; sitala—cool; nirmala—clean; kaila—made; yena—as; nija-mana—his own mind.
TRANSLATION
In this way all the quarters of the Gundica temple were completely cleansed and cleared. All quarters were cool and spotless, like one’s cleansed and pacified mind.
Madhya12.134
TEXT 134
pranalika chadi’ yadi pani vahaila
nutana nadi yena samudre milila
SYNONYMS
pranalika—water from the outlets; chadi’—releasing; yadi—when; pani—water; vahaila—flowed; nutana—new; nadi—river; yena—as if; samudre—in the ocean; milila—met.
TRANSLATION
When the water from the different rooms was finally let out through the halls, it appeared as if new rivers were rushing out to meet the waters of the ocean.
Madhya12.135
TEXT 135
ei-mata puradvara-age patha yata
sakala sodhila, taha ke varnibe kata
SYNONYMS
ei-mata—in this way; pura-dvara—of the gateway of the temple; age—in front; patha yata—as many avenues; sakala—all; sodhila—were cleansed; taha—that; ke varnibe—who can describe; kata—how much.
TRANSLATION
Outside the gateway of the temple, all the roads were also cleansed, and no one could tell exactly how this was done.
PURPORT
In commenting on the cleansing of the Gundica temple, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as the world leader, was personally giving instructions on how one should receive Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, within one’s cleansed and pacified heart. If one wants to see Krsna seated in his heart, he must first cleanse the heart, as prescribed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in His Siksastaka: ceto-darpana-marjanam. In this age, everyone’s heart is especially unclean, as confirmed in Srimad-Bhagavatam: hrdy antah-stho hy abhadrani. To wash away all dirty things accumulated within the heart, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised everyone to chant the Hare Krsna mantra. The first result will be that the heart is cleansed (ceto-darpana-marjanam). Similarly, Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.2.17) confirms this statement:
srnvatam sva-kathah krsnah
punya-sravana-kirtanah
hrdy antah-stho hy abhadrani
vidhunoti suhrt satam
“Sri Krsna, the Personality of Godhead, who is the Paramatma [Supersoul] in everyone’s heart and the benefactor of the truthful devotee, cleanses desire for material enjoyment from the heart of the devotee who relishes His messages, which are in themselves virtuous when properly heard and chanted.”
If a devotee at all wants to cleanse his heart, he must chant and hear the glories of the Lord, Sri Krsna (srnvatam sva-kathah krsnah). This is a simple process. Krsna Himself will help cleanse the heart because He is already seated there. Krsna wants to continue living within the heart, and the Lord wants to give directions, but one has to keep his heart as clean as Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu kept the Gundica temple. The devotee therefore has to cleanse his heart just as the Lord cleansed the Gundica temple. In this way one can be pacified and enriched in devotional service. If the heart is filled with straw, grains of sand, weeds or dust (in other words, anyabhilasa-purna), one cannot enthrone the Supreme Personality of Godhead there. The heart must be cleansed of all material motives brought about through fruitive work, speculative knowledge, the mystic yoga system and so many other forms of so-called meditation. The heart must be cleansed without ulterior motive. As Srila Rupa Gosvami says: anyabhilasita-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam. In other words, there should not be any external motive. One should not attempt material upliftment, understanding the Supreme by speculative knowledge, fruitive activity, severe austerity and penance, and so on. All these activities are against the natural growth of spontaneous love of Godhead. As soon as these are present within the heart, the heart should be understood to be unclean and therefore unfit to serve as Krsna’s sitting place. We cannot perceive the Lord’s presence in our hearts unless our hearts are cleansed.
A material desire is explained as a desire to enjoy the material world to its fullest extent. In modern language, this is called economic development. An inordinate desire for economic development is considered to be like straws and grains of sand within the heart. If one is overly engaged in material activity, the heart will always remain disturbed. As stated by Narottama dasa Thakura:
samsara visanale, diva-nisi hiya jvale,
judaite na kainu upaya
In other words, endeavor for material opulence is against the principle of devotional service. Material enjoyment includes activities such as great sacrifices for auspicious activity, charity, austerity, elevation to the higher planetary system, and even living happily within the material world.
Modernized material benefits are like the dust of material contamination. When this dust is agitated by the whirlwind of fruitive activity, it overcomes the heart. Thus the mirror of the heart is covered with dust. There are many desires for performing auspicious and inauspicious activities, but people do not know how life after life they are keeping their hearts unclean. One who cannot give up the desire for fruitive activity is understood to be covered by the dust of material contamination. Karmis generally think that the interaction of fruitive activities can be counteracted by another karma, or fruitive activity. This is certainly a mistaken conception. If one is deluded by such a conception, he is cheated by his own activity. Such activities have been compared to an elephant’s bathing. An elephant may bathe very thoroughly, but as soon as it comes out of the river, it immediately takes some sand from the land and throws it all over its body. If one suffers due to his past fruitive activities, he cannot counteract his suffering by performing auspicious activities. The sufferings of human society cannot be counteracted by material plans. The only way suffering can be mitigated is by Krsna consciousness. When one takes to Krsna consciousness and engages himself in the devotional service of the Lord-beginning with chanting and hearing the glories of the Lord-the cleansing of the heart begins. When the heart is actually cleansed, one can clearly see the Lord sitting there without any disturbance. In Srimad-Bhagavatam (9.4.68) the Lord confirms that He sits within the heart of the pure devotee: sadhavo hrdayam mahyam sadhunam hrdayam tv aham.
Impersonal speculation, monism (merging into the existence of the Supreme), speculative knowledge, mystic yoga and meditation are all compared to grains of sand. They simply cause irritation to the heart. No one can satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead by such activities, nor do we give the Lord a chance to sit in our hearts peacefully. Rather, the Lord is simply disturbed by them. Sometimes yogis and jnanis in the beginning take to the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra as a way to begin their various practices. But when they falsely think that they have attained release from the bondage of material existence, they give up chanting. They do not consider that the ultimate goal is the form of the Lord or the name of the Lord. Such unfortunate creatures are never favored by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for they do not know what devotional service is. Lord Krsna describes them in the Bhagavad-gita in this way:
tan aham dvisatah kruran
samsaresu naradhaman
ksipamy ajasram asubhan
asurisv eva yonisu
“Those who are envious and mischievous, who are the lowest among men, I perpetually cast into the ocean of material existence, into various demoniac species of life.” (Bg. 16.19)
By His practical example, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has shown us that all the grains of sand must be picked up thoroughly and thrown outside. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also cleansed the outside of the temple, fearing that the grains of sand would again come within. In this connection Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura explains that even though one may become free from the desire for fruitive activity, sometimes the subtle desire for fruitive activity again comes into being within the heart. One often thinks of conducting business to improve devotional activity. But the contamination is so strong that it may later develop into misunderstanding, described as kuti-nati (faultfinding) and pratisthasa (the desire for name and fame and for high position), jiva-himsa (envy of other living entities), nisiddhacara (accepting things forbidden in the sastra), kama (desire for material gain) and puja (hankering for popularity). The word kuti-nati means “duplicity.” As an example of pratisthasa, one may attempt to imitate Srila Haridasa Thakura by living in a solitary place. One’s real desire may be for name and fame-in other words, one thinks that fools will accept one to be as good as Haridasa Thakura just because one lives in a solitary place. These are all material desires. A neophyte devotee is certain to be attacked by other material desires as well, namely desires for women and money. In this way the heart is again filled with dirty things and becomes harder and harder, like that of a materialist. Gradually one desires to become a reputed devotee or an avatara (incarnation).
The word jiva-himsa (envy of other living entities) actually means stopping the preaching of Krsna consciousness. Preaching work is described as paropakara, welfare activity for others. Those who are ignorant of the benefits of devotional service must be educated by preaching. If one stops preaching and simply sits down in a solitary place, he is engaging in material activity. If one desires to make a compromise with the Mayavadis, he is also engaged in material activity. A devotee should never make compromises with nondevotees. By acting as a professional guru, mystic yogi or miracle man, one may cheat and bluff the general public and gain fame as a wonderful mystic, but all this is considered to be dust, straw and grains of sand within the heart. In addition, one should follow the regulative principles and not desire illicit sex, gambling, intoxicants or meat.
To give us practical instructions, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu cleansed the temple twice. His second cleansing was more thorough. The idea was to throw away all the stumbling blocks on the path of devotional service. He cleansed the temple with firm conviction, as is evident from His using His own personal garments for cleaning. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to see personally that the temple was thoroughly cleansed to the standard of clean marble. Clean marble gives a cooling effect. Devotional service means attaining peace from all disturbances caused by material contamination. In other words, it is the process by which the mind is cooled. The mind can be peaceful and thoroughly cleansed when one no longer desires anything but devotional service.
Even though all dirty things may be cleansed away, sometimes subtle desires remain in the mind for impersonalism, monism, success and the four principles of religious activity (dharma, artha, kama and moksa). All these are like spots on clean cloth. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also wanted to cleanse all these away.
By His practical activity, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu informed us how to cleanse our hearts. Once the heart is cleansed, we should invite Lord Sri Krsna to sit down, and we should observe the festival by distributing prasada and chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to teach every devotee by His personal behavior. Everyone who spreads the cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepts a similar responsibility. The Lord was personally chastising and praising individuals in the course of the cleaning, and those who are engaged as acaryas must learn from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu how to train devotees by personal example. The Lord was very much pleased with those who could cleanse the temple by taking out undesirable things accumulated within. This is called anartha-nivrtti, cleansing the heart of all unwanted things. Thus the cleansing of the Gundica-mandira was conducted by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to let us know how the heart should be cleansed and soothed to receive Lord Sri Krsna and enable Him to sit within the heart without disturbance.
Madhya12.136
TEXT 136
nrsimha-mandira-bhitara-bahira sodhila
ksaneka visrama kari’ nrtya arambhila
SYNONYMS
nrsimha-mandira—the temple of Nrsimhadeva; bhitara—inside; bahira—outside; sodhila—cleansed; ksaneka—for a few moments; visrama—rest; kari’—after taking; nrtya—dancing; arambhila—began.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also cleansed the Nrsimha temple inside and outside. Finally, He rested a few minutes and then began dancing.
PURPORT
The Nrsimha temple is a nice temple just outside the Gundica temple. In this temple there is a great festival on the day of Nrsimha-caturdasi. There is also a Nrsimha temple at Navadvipa where the same festival is observed, as described by Murari Gupta in his book Caitanya-carita.
Madhya12.137
TEXT 137
cari-dike bhakta-gana karena kirtana
madhye nrtya karena prabhu matta-simha-sama
SYNONYMS
cari-dike—all around; bhakta-gana—devotees; karena—performed; kirtana—congregational chanting; madhye—in the middle; nrtya—dancing; karena—does; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; matta-simha-sama—just like a maddened lion.
TRANSLATION
All around Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu all the devotees performed congregational chanting. The Lord, just like a maddened lion, danced in the middle.
Madhya12.138
TEXT 138
sveda, kampa, vaivarnyasru pulaka, hunkara
nija-anga dhui’ age cale asru-dhara
SYNONYMS
sveda—perspiration; kampa—trembling; vaivarnya—fading; asru—tears; pulaka—jubilation; hunkara—roaring; nija-anga—personal body; dhui’—washing; age—forward; cale—goes; asru-dhara—a flow of tears.
TRANSLATION
As usual, when Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced, there were perspiration, trembling, fading, tears, jubilation and roaring. Indeed, the tears from His eyes washed His body and those before Him.
Madhya12.139
TEXT 139
cari-dike bhakta-anga kaila praksalana
sravanera megha yena kare varisana
SYNONYMS
cari-dike—all around; bhakta-anga—the bodies of the devotees; kaila—did; praksalana—washing; sravanera megha—exactly like a cloud in the month of Sravana (July-August); yena—as if; kare varisana—pour.
TRANSLATION
In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu washed the bodies of all the devotees with the tears from His eyes. The tears poured like rains in the month of Sravana.
Madhya12.140
TEXT 140
maha-ucca-sankirtane akasa bharila
prabhura uddanda-nrtye bhumi-kampa haila
SYNONYMS
maha-ucca-sankirtane—by a great and loud performance of chanting; akasa—the sky; bharila—became filled; prabhura—of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; uddanda-nrtye—by dancing and jumping high; bhumi-kampa—earthquake; haila—there was.
TRANSLATION
The sky was filled with the great and loud chanting of sankirtana, and the earth shook from the jumping and dancing of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Madhya12.141
TEXT 141
svarupera ucca-gana prabhure sada bhaya
anande uddanda nrtya kare gauraraya
SYNONYMS
svarupera—of Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; ucca-gana—loud singing; prabhure—to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sada bhaya—always very pleasing; anande—in jubilation; uddanda nrtya—jumping high and dancing; kare—performs; gauraraya—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu always liked the loud chanting of Svarupa Damodara. Therefore when Svarupa Damodara sang, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced and jumped high in jubilation.
Madhya12.142
TEXT 142
ei-mata kata-ksana nrtya ye kariya
visrama karila prabhu samaya bujhiya
SYNONYMS
ei-mata—in this way; kata-ksana—for some time; nrtya—dancing; ye—that; kariya—after performing; visrama karila—rested; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; samaya bujhiya—understanding the time.
TRANSLATION
The Lord thus chanted and danced for some time. Finally, understanding the circumstances, He stopped.
Madhya12.143
TEXT 143
acarya-gosanira putra sri-gopala-nama
nrtya karite tanre ajna dila gauradhama
SYNONYMS
acarya-gosanira—of Sri Advaita Acarya; putra—son; sri-gopala-nama—named Sri Gopala; nrtya karite—to dance; tanre—unto him; ajna—order; dila—gave; gauradhama—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then ordered Sri Gopala, the son of Advaita Acarya, to dance.
Madhya12.144
TEXT 144
premavese nrtya kari’ ha-ila murcchite
acetana hana tenha padila bhumite
SYNONYMS
prema-avese—in ecstatic love; nrtya kari’—dancing; ha-ila murcchite—fainted; acetana hana—being unconscious; tenha—he; padila—fell; bhumite—on the ground.
TRANSLATION
While dancing in ecstatic love, Sri Gopala fainted and fell to the ground unconscious.
Madhya12.145
TEXT 145
aste-vyaste acarya tanre kaila kole
svasa-rahita dekhi’ acarya haila vikale
SYNONYMS
aste-vyaste—with great haste; acarya—Advaita Acarya; tanre—him; kaila—took; kole—on His lap; svasa-rahita—without breathing; dekhi’—seeing; acarya—Advaita Acarya; haila—became; vikale—agitated.
TRANSLATION
When Sri Gopala fainted, Advaita Acarya hastily took him upon His lap. Seeing that he was not breathing, He became very much agitated.
Madhya12.146
TEXT 146
nrsimhera mantra padi’ mare jala-chanti
hunkarera sabde brahmanda yaya phati’
SYNONYMS
nrsimhera mantra—prayers to Nrsimhadeva; padi’—chanting; mare—throws; jala-chanti—sprinkling of water; hunkarera sabde—by the sound of roaring; brahmanda—the whole universe; yaya—becomes; phati’—cracking.
TRANSLATION
Advaita Acarya and others began to chant the holy name of Lord Nrsimha and sprinkle water. The roaring of the chant was so great that it seemed to shake the entire universe.
Madhya12.147
TEXT 147
aneka karila, tabu na haya cetana
acarya kandena, kande saba bhakta-gana
SYNONYMS
aneka karila—much endeavor was done; tabu—still; na haya—there was not; cetana—consciousness; acarya kandena—Advaita Acarya began to cry; kande—cried; saba bhakta-gana—all the other devotees.
TRANSLATION
When the boy did not regain consciousness after some time, Advaita Acarya and the other devotees began to cry.
Madhya12.148
TEXT 148
tabe mahaprabhu tanra buke hasta dila
’uthaha gopala’ bali’ uccaihsvare kahila
SYNONYMS
tabe—at that time; mahaprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanra buke—on his chest; hasta—hand; dila—placed; uthaha gopala—stand up, Gopala; bali’—saying; uccaih-svare—very loudly; kahila—said.
TRANSLATION
Then Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu placed His hand on the chest of Sri Gopala and said loudly, “Gopala, stand up.”
Madhya12.149
TEXT 149
sunitei gopalera ha-ila cetana
’hari’ bali’ nrtya kare sarva-bhakta-gana
SYNONYMS
sunitei—upon hearing; gopalera—of Sri Gopala; ha-ila—there was; cetana—consciousness; hari bali’—chanting the holy name of Hari; nrtya kare—danced; sarva-bhakta-gana—all the devotees.
TRANSLATION
As soon as Gopala heard the voice of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he immediately came to his senses. All the devotees then began to dance, chanting the holy name of Hari.
Madhya12.150
TEXT 150
ei lila varniyachena dasa vrndavana
ataeva sanksepa kari’ karilun varnana
SYNONYMS
ei lila—this pastime; varniyachena—has described; dasa vrndavana—Vrndavana dasa Thakura; ataeva—therefore; sanksepa—briefly; kari’—doing; karilun varnana—I have described.
TRANSLATION
This incident has been described in detail by Vrndavana dasa Thakura. Therefore I have described it only in brief.
PURPORT
This is a matter of etiquette. If a previous acarya has already written about something, there is no need to repeat it for personal sense gratification or to outdo the previous acarya. Unless there is some definite improvement, one should not repeat.
Madhya12.151
TEXT 151
tabe mahaprabhu ksaneka visrama kariya
snana karibare gela bhakta-gana lana
SYNONYMS
tabe—thereafter; mahaprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ksaneka—for some time; visrama kariya—taking rest; snana karibare—for bathing; gela—went; bhakta-gana lana—taking all the devotees.
TRANSLATION
After taking rest, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and all the devotees departed to take their baths.