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TEXT 1

sarvabhauma-grhe bhunjan

sva-nindakam amoghakam

angikurvan sphutam cakre

gaurah svam bhakta-vasyatam

SYNONYMS

sarvabhauma-grhe—at the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; bhunjan—while eating; sva-nindakam—a person who was criticizing Him; amoghakam—named Amogha; angikurvan—accepting; sphutam—manifested; cakre—made; gaurah—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; svam—His; bhakta-vasyatam—obligation to His devotees.

TRANSLATION

While Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was accepting prasada at the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Amogha criticized Him. At that time the Lord also showed how much He was obliged to His devotees.

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TEXT 2

jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda

jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya—all glories; sri-caitanya—to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jaya—all glories; nityananda—unto Nityananda Prabhu; jaya advaita-candra—all glories to Advaita Prabhu; jaya—all glories; gaura-bhakta-vrnda—to the devotees of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Lord Nityananda Prabhu! All glories to Advaitacandra! And all glories to all the devotees of Lord Caitanya!

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TEXT 3

jaya sri-caitanya-caritamrta-srota-gana

caitanya-caritamrta--yanra prana-dhana

SYNONYMS

jaya—all glories; sri-caitanya-caritamrta-srota-gana—to the listeners of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta; caitanya-caritamrta—Caitanya-caritamrta; yanra—of whom; prana-dhana—the life and soul.

TRANSLATION

All glories to the listeners of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta who have accepted it as their life and soul.

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TEXT 4

ei-mata mahaprabhu bhakta-gana-sange

nilacale rahi’ kare nrtya-gita-range

SYNONYMS

ei-mata—in this way; mahaprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta-gana-sange—with His devotees; nilacale rahi’-staying at Nilacala, Jagannatha Puri; kare—performs; nrtya-gita-range—chanting and dancing with great pleasure.

TRANSLATION

While Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stayed at Jagannatha Puri, He constantly enjoyed chanting and dancing with His devotees.

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TEXT 5

prathamavasare jagannatha-darasana

nrtya-gita kare danda-paranama, stavana

SYNONYMS

prathama-avasare—in the beginning; jagannatha-darasana—seeing the Deity of Lord Jagannatha; nrtya-gita kare—performs chanting and dancing; danda-paranama—offering obeisances; stavana—offering prayers.

TRANSLATION

In the beginning, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw the Deity of Lord Jagannatha in the temple. He offered Him obeisances and prayers and danced and sang before Him.

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TEXT 6

’upala-bhoga’ lagile kare bahire vijaya

haridasa mili’ aise apana nilaya

SYNONYMS

upala-bhoga lagile—when there is an offering of food known as upala-bhoga; kare bahire vijaya—He remains outside; haridasa mili’-meeting Haridasa Thakura; aise—comes back; apana nilaya—to His residence.

TRANSLATION

After visiting the temple, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would remain outside during the upala-bhoga offering. He would then go meet Haridasa Thakura and return to His residence.

PURPORT

At noon, when there was an upala-bhoga offering in a place called bhoga-vardhana-khanda, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would go outside the temple. Before going outside, He used to stand near the Garuda-stambha column and offer His obeisances and prayers. Afterwards, the Lord would visit Siddha-bakula, where Haridasa Thakura lived. After visiting with Haridasa Thakura, the Lord would return to His own place at the abode of Kasi Misra.

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TEXT 7

ghare vasi’ kare prabhu nama sankirtana

advaita asiya kare prabhura pujana

SYNONYMS

ghare vasi’-sitting in His room; kare—performs; prabhu—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nama sankirtana—chanting on beads; advaita—Advaita Acarya; asiya—coming; kare—performs; prabhura pujana—worship of the Lord.

TRANSLATION

Sitting in His room, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would chant on His beads, and Advaita Prabhu would come there to worship the Lord.

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TEXT 8

sugandhi-salile dena padya, acamana

sarvange lepaye prabhura sugandhi candana

SYNONYMS

su-gandhi-salile—with scented water; dena—offers; padya—water for washing the feet; acamana—washing the mouth; sarva-ange—all over the body; lepaye—smears; prabhura—of the Lord; su-gandhi candana—fragrant sandalwood pulp.

TRANSLATION

While worshiping Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Advaita Acarya would offer Him scented water to wash His mouth and feet. Then Advaita Acarya would smear very fragrant sandalwood pulp all over His body.

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TEXT 9

gale mala dena, mathaya tulasi-manjari

yoda-hate stuti kare pade namaskari’

SYNONYMS

gale—on the neck; mala—garland; dena—offers; mathaya—on the head; tulasi-manjari—flowers of tulasi; yoda-hate—with folded hands; stuti kare—offers prayers; pade—unto the lotus feet; namaskari’-offering obeisances.

TRANSLATION

Sri Advaita Prabhu would also place a flower garland around the Lord’s neck and tulasi flowers [manjaris] on His head. Then, with folded hands, Advaita Acarya would offer obeisances and prayers unto the Lord.

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TEXT 10

puja-patre puspa-tulasi sesa ye achila

sei saba lana prabhu acarye pujila

SYNONYMS

puja-patre—on the dish that holds flowers and tulasi; puspa-tulasi—flowers and tulasi; sesa—remaining; ye achila—whatever there were; sei saba—all of them; lana—taking; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; acarye pujila—worshiped Advaita Acarya.

TRANSLATION

After being worshiped by Advaita Acarya, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would take the dish containing flowers and tulasi and, with whatever paraphernalia remained, would also worship Advaita Acarya.

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TEXT 11

“yo ’si so ’si namo ’stu te” ei mantra pade

mukha-vadya kari’ prabhu hasaya acaryere

SYNONYMS

yah asi—whatever You are; sah asi—so You are; namah astu te—I offer My respects unto You; ei mantra pade—chants this mantra; mukha-vadya kari’-making a sound within the mouth; prabhu—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hasaya—causes to laugh; acaryere—Advaita Acarya.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would worship Advaita Acarya by chanting the mantra, “Whatever You are, You are-but I offer My respects unto You.” In addition, the Lord would make some sounds within His mouth that would make Advaita Acarya laugh.

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TEXT 12

ei-mata anyonye karena namaskara

prabhure nimantrana kare acarya bara bara

SYNONYMS

ei-mata—in this way; anyonye—to one another; karena—offer; namaskara—obeisances; prabhure—unto Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nimantrana—invitation; kare—does; acarya—Advaita Acarya; bara bara—again and again.

TRANSLATION

In this way both Advaita Acarya and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would offer Their respectful obeisances unto one another. Then Advaita Acarya would extend invitations to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu again and again.

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TEXT 13

acaryera nimantrana--ascarya-kathana

vistari’ varniyachena dasa-vrndavana

SYNONYMS

acaryera nimantrana—the invitation of Advaita Acarya; ascarya-kathana—wonderful story; vistari’-very vividly; varniyachena—described; dasa-vrndavana—Vrndavana dasa Thakura.

TRANSLATION

Indeed, Sri Advaita Acarya’s invitation is another wonderful story. It has been very vividly described by Vrndavana dasa Thakura.

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TEXT 14

punarukti haya, taha na kailun varnana

ara bhakta-gana kare prabhure nimantrana

SYNONYMS

punah-ukti—reputation; haya—there is; taha—that; na—not; kailun—I have done; varnana—description; ara bhakta-gana—other devotees; kare—do; prabhure—unto Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nimantrana—invitation.

TRANSLATION

Since Advaita Acarya’s invitation has been described by Vrndavana dasa Thakura, I shall not repeat the story. However, I shall say that other devotees also extended invitations to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

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TEXT 15

eka eka dina eka eka bhakta-grhe mahotsava

prabhu-sange tahan bhojana kare bhakta saba

SYNONYMS

eka eka dina—each and every day; eka eka bhakta-grhe—in the house of one devotee after another; mahotsava—festival; prabhu-sange—with Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tahan—there; bhojana—lunch; kare—accept; bhakta—devotees; saba—all.

TRANSLATION

Every day one devotee after another would invite Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and the other devotees to lunch and would also hold a festival.

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TEXT 16

cari-masa rahila sabe mahaprabhu-sange

jagannathera nana yatra dekhe maha-range

SYNONYMS

cari-masa—four months; rahila—remain; sabe—all the devotees; mahaprabhu-sange—with Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jagannathera—of Lord Jagannatha; nana yatra—many festivals; dekhe—they see; maha-range—with great pleasure.

TRANSLATION

All the devotees remained at Jagannatha Puri for four continuous months, and they observed all Lord Jagannatha’s festivals with great pleasure.

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TEXT 17

krsna-janma-yatra-dine nanda-mahotsava

gopa-vesa haila prabhu lana bhakta saba

SYNONYMS

krsna-janma-yatra—observance of the birth of Lord Krsna; dine—on the day of; nanda-mahotsava—the festival observed by Nanda Maharaja, the father of Krsna; gopa-vesa haila—dressed Himself as a cowherd boy; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lana—taking; bhakta saba—all the devotees.

TRANSLATION

The devotees also celebrated the festival of Janmastami, Krsna’s birthday, which is also called Nanda-mahotsava, the festival of Nanda Maharaja. At that time Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His devotees dressed themselves as cowherd boys.

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TEXT 18

dadhi-dugdha-bhara sabe nija-skandhe kari’

mahotsava-sthane aila bali ’hari’ ’hari’

SYNONYMS

dadhi-dugdha—of milk and yogurt; bhara—carriers; sabe—all of them; nija-skandhe—on their shoulders; kari’-keeping; mahotsava-sthane—to the place of the festival; aila—came; bali hari hari—chanting Hari, Hari.

TRANSLATION

Having dressed up like cowherd boys, all the devotees carried pots of milk and yogurt balanced on rods over their shoulders. Thus they all arrived at the festival grounds chanting the holy name of Hari.

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TEXT 19

kanani-khutiya achena ’nanda’-vesa dhari’

jagannatha-mahati hanachena ’vrajesvari’

SYNONYMS

kanani-khutiya—Kanani Khutiya; achena—is; nanda-vesa dhari’-in the dress of Nanda Maharaja; jagannatha-mahati—Jagannatha Mahati; hanachena—was; vrajesvari—mother Yasoda.

TRANSLATION

Kanani Khutiya dressed himself like Nanda Maharaja, and Jagannatha Mahati dressed himself as mother Yasoda.

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TEXT 20

apane prataparudra, ara misra-kasi

sarvabhauma, ara padicha-patra tulasi

SYNONYMS

apane prataparudra—personally King Prataparudra; ara—and; misra-kasi—Kasi Misra; sarvabhauma—Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; ara—and; padicha-patra tulasi—Padichapatra Tulasi, the temple superintendent.

TRANSLATION

At that time, King Prataparudra was also personally present with Kasi Misra, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and Tulasi Padichapatra.

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TEXT 21

inha-saba lana prabhu kare nrtya-ranga

dadhi-dugdha haridra-jale bhare sabara anga

SYNONYMS

inha-saba lana—taking all of them; prabhu—Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kare nrtya-ranga—performed dancing in jubilation; dadhi—yogurt; dugdha—milk; haridra—turmeric; jale—with water; bhare—covered; sabara—of all of them; anga—bodies.

TRANSLATION

As usual, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced jubilantly. Everyone was covered with milk, yogurt and yellow turmeric water.

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TEXT 22

advaita kahe,--satya kahi, na kariha kopa

laguda phiraite para, tabe jani gopa

SYNONYMS

advaita kahe—Advaita Acarya says; satya kahi—I speak the truth; na kariha kopa—please do not be angry; laguda—stick, staff; phiraite para—if You can wheel around; tabe jani—then I shall understand; gopa—cowherd boy.

TRANSLATION

It was at this time that Srila Advaita Acarya said, “Please do not be angry. I speak the truth. I shall know whether You are a cowherd boy only if You can wheel this rod about.”

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TEXT 23

tabe laguda lana prabhu phiraite lagila

bara bara akase pheli’ luphiya dharila

SYNONYMS

tabe—then; laguda—rod; lana—taking; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; phiraite lagila—began to wheel it around; bara bara—again and again; akase—in the sky; pheli’-throwing; luphiya—tossing; dharila—He captured.

TRANSLATION

Accepting Advaita Acarya’s challenge, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took a big rod and began to wheel it around and around. Again and again He threw the rod into the sky and caught it when it fell.

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TEXT 24

sirera upare, prsthe, sammukhe, dui-pase

pada-madhye phiraya laguda,--dekhi’ loka hase

SYNONYMS

sirera upare—over the head; prsthe—behind the back; sammukhe—in front; dui-pase—on the two sides; pada-madhye—between the two legs; phiraya—wheels around; laguda—the rod; dekhi’-seeing; loka hase—all the people began to laugh.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wheeled and threw the rod, sometimes over His head, sometimes behind His back, sometimes in front of Him, sometimes to His side and sometimes between His legs. Indeed, all the people laughed to see this.

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TEXT 25

alata-cakrera praya laguda phiraya

dekhi’ sarva-loka-citte camatkara paya

SYNONYMS

alata-cakrera—the circle of a firebrand; praya—like; laguda phiraya—wheels the rod; dekhi’-seeing; sarva-loka—all the people; citte—within the heart; camatkara paya—became very astonished.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu whirled the rod in a circle like a firebrand, the heart of everyone who saw it was astonished.

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TEXT 26

ei-mata nityananda phiraya laguda

ke bujhibe tanha dunhara gopa-bhava gudha

SYNONYMS

ei-mata—in this way; nityananda—Lord Nityananda Prabhu; phiraya laguda—wheels a rod; ke—who; bujhibe—will understand; tanha—there; dunhara—of both of Them; gopa-bhava—the ecstasy of the cowherd boys; gudha—very deep.

TRANSLATION

Nityananda Prabhu also played at whirling the rod. Who can understand how They were ecstatically immersed in the deep emotions of the cowherd boys?

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TEXT 27

prataparudrera ajnaya padicha-tulasi

jagannathera prasada-vastra eka lana asi

SYNONYMS

prataparudrera—of King Prataparudra; ajnaya—on the order; padicha-tulasi—the temple superintendent named Tulasi; jagannathera—of Lord Jagannatha; prasada-vastra—used cloth; eka—one; lana—taking; asi—came.

TRANSLATION

Following the orders of Maharaja Prataparudra, the temple superintendent named Tulasi brought one of Lord Jagannatha’s used cloths.

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TEXT 28

bahu-mulya vastra prabhu-mastake bandhila

acaryadi prabhura ganere paraila

SYNONYMS

bahu-mulya—very valuable; vastra—cloth; prabhu-mastake—on the head of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bandhila—wrapped; acarya-adi—headed by Advaita Acarya; prabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ganere—on the associates; paraila—put.

TRANSLATION

This valuable cloth was wrapped around the head of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The other devotees, headed by Advaita Acarya, also had cloths wrapped about their heads.

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TEXT 29

kanani-khutiya, jagannatha,--dui-jana

avese bilaila ghare chila yata dhana

SYNONYMS

kanani-khutiya—Kanani Khutiya; jagannatha—Jagannatha Mahati; dui-jana—two persons; avese—in ecstatic love; bilaila—distributed; ghare—at home; chila—was; yata—all; dhana—riches.

TRANSLATION

In ecstasy, Kanani Khutiya, who was dressed as Nanda Maharaja, and Jagannatha Mahati, who was dressed as mother Yasoda, distributed all the riches they had stocked at home.

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TEXT 30

dekhi’ mahaprabhu bada santosa paila

mata-pita-jnane dunhe namaskara kaila

SYNONYMS

dekhi’-seeing; mahaprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bada—very much; santosa—satisfaction; paila—felt; mata-pita-jnane—accepting as father and mother; dunhe—unto both of them; namaskara kaila—offered obeisances.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was greatly satisfied to see this. Accepting them both as His father and mother, He offered them obeisances.

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TEXT 31

parama-avese prabhu aila nija-ghara

ei-mata lila kare gauranga-sundara

SYNONYMS

parama-avese—in great ecstasy; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aila—returned; nija-ghara—to His own residence; ei-mata—in this way; lila—pastimes; kare—performed; gauranga-sundara—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

In great ecstasy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned to His residence. In this way, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, known as Gauranga-sundara, performed various pastimes.

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TEXT 32

vijaya-dasami--lanka-vijayera dine

vanara-sainya kaila prabhu lana bhakta-gane

SYNONYMS

vijaya—victory; dasami—tenth day; lanka-vijayera dine—on the day celebrating the conquering of Lanka; vanara-sainya—monkey soldiers; kaila—arranged; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lana bhakta-gane—taking all the devotees.

TRANSLATION

On the victory day celebrating the conquest of Lanka-a day known as Vijaya-dasami-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu dressed up all His devotees like monkey soldiers.

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TEXT 33

hanuman-avese prabhu vrksa-sakha lana

lanka-gade cadi’ phele gada bhangiya

SYNONYMS

hanuman-avese—in the emotion of being Hanuman; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vrksa-sakha lana—taking a large branch of a tree; lanka-gade—on the Lanka fort; cadi’-ascending; phele—breaks down; gada—the fort; bhangiya—dismantling.

TRANSLATION

Displaying the emotions of Hanuman, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took up a large tree branch, and, mounting the walls of the Lanka fort, began to dismantle it.

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TEXT 34

’kahanre ravna’ prabhu kahe krodhavese

jagan-mata hare papi, marimu savamse’

SYNONYMS

kahanre ravna—where is the rascal Ravana; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kahe—says; krodha-avese—in great anger; jagat-mata—the mother of the universe; hare—kidnaps; papi—sinful; marimu—I shall kill; sa-vamse—with all his family.

TRANSLATION

In the ecstasy of Hanuman, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu angrily said, “Where is the rascal Ravana? He has kidnapped the universal mother, Sita. Now I shall kill him and all his family.”

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TEXT 35

gosanira avesa dekhi’ loke camatkara

sarva-loka jaya’ jaya’ bale bara bara

SYNONYMS

gosanira—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avesa—ecstasy; dekhi’-by seeing; loke—all people; camatkara—astonished; sarva-loka—all people; jaya jaya—all glories; bale—speak; bara bara—again and again.

TRANSLATION

Everyone became very astonished to see the emotional ecstasy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and everyone began to chant, “All glories! All glories!” again and again.

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TEXT 36

ei-mata rasa-yatra, ara dipavali

utthana-dvadasi-yatra dekhila sakali

SYNONYMS

ei-mata—in this way; rasa-yatra—rasa dancing of Lord Krsna; ara—and; dipa-avali—a row of lights, the day of Dipavali; utthana-dvadasi-yatra—the festival of Utthana-dvadasi; dekhila sakali—participated in all of them.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His devotees participated in all the festivals known as Rasa-yatra, Dipavali and Utthana-dvadasi.

PURPORT

The Dipavali festival takes place on the dark-moon night in the month of Karttika (October-November). The Rasa-yatra, or rasa dancing of Krsna, takes place on the full-moon night of the same month. Utthana-dvadasi takes place the day after Ekadasi in the waxing fortnight of the moon in the same month. All the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu participated in all these festivals.

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TEXT 37

eka-dina mahaprabhu nityanande lana

dui bhai yukti kaila nibhrte vasiya

SYNONYMS

eka-dina—one day; mahaprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nityanande lana—taking Lord Nityananda Prabhu; dui bhai—two brothers; yukti kaila—consulted; nibhrte vasiya—sitting in a solitary place.

TRANSLATION

One day the two brothers, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu, consulted one another, sitting together in a solitary place.

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TEXT 38

kiba yukti kaila dunhe, keha nahi jane

phale anumana pache kaila bhakta-gane

SYNONYMS

kiba yukti kaila—what consultation They had; dunhe—both of Them; keha nahi jane—no one knows; phale—by the result; anumana—guess; pache—later; kaila—did; bhakta-gane—all the devotees.

TRANSLATION

No one could understand what the brothers discussed between Themselves, but later all the devotees could guess what the subject matter was.

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TEXT 39

tabe mahaprabhu saba bhakte bolaila

gauda-dese yaha sabe vidaya karila

SYNONYMS

tabe mahaprabhu—thereafter Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; saba—all; bhakte—the devotees; bolaila—called; gauda-dese—to Bengal; yaha—return; sabe—all of you; vidaya karila—bade farewell.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu called for all the devotees and asked them to return to Bengal. In this way, He bade farewell to them.

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TEXT 40

sabare kahila prabhu--pratyabda asiya

gundica dekhiya yabe amare miliya

SYNONYMS

sabare—to all of them; kahila—said; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prati-abda—every year; asiya—coming; gundica—the function at the Gundica temple; dekhiya—seeing; yabe—you should go; amare miliya—after meeting Me.

TRANSLATION

Bidding farewell to all the devotees, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested them to return to Jagannatha Puri every year to see Him and then see the cleansing of the Gundica temple.

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TEXT 41

acaryere ajna dila kariya sammana

’a-candala adi krsna-bhakti dio dana’

SYNONYMS

acaryere—unto Advaita Acarya; ajna dila—ordered; kariya sammana—with great respect; a-candala—even to the lowest of men, known as the candala; adi—beginning with; krsna-bhakti—Krsna consciousness, or devotional service to Lord Krsna; dio—deliver; dana—in charity.

TRANSLATION

With great respect, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested Advaita Acarya, “Give Krsna consciousness, devotion to Krsna, even to the lowest of men [candalas].”

PURPORT

This is Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s order to all His devotees. Krsna-bhakti, devotion to Krsna, is open to everyone, even low-class men like candalas. One should follow this order in the disciplic succession stemming from Sri Advaita and Nityananda Prabhu and distribute Krsna consciousness without discrimination throughout the world.