1|Madhya 16-1975: The Lord's Attempt to Go to Vrndavana
2|Chapter 16
3|The Lord's Attempt to Go to Vrndavana
4|Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura gives the following summary of
>|this chapter in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. When Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu wanted to go to Vrndavana, Ramananda Raya and
>|Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya indirectly presented many
>|obstructions. In due course of time, all the devotees of
>|Bengal visited Jagannatha Puri for the third year. This
>|time, all the wives of the Vaisnavas brought many types of
>|food, intending to extend invitations to Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri. When the devotees arrived,
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu sent his blessings in the form of
>|garlands. In that year also, the Gundica temple was
>|cleansed, and when the Caturmasya period was over, all the
>|devotees returned to their homes in Bengal. Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu forbade Nityananda to visit Nilacala every year.
>|Questioned by the inhabitants of Kulina-grama, Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu again repeated the symptoms of a Vaisnava.
>|Vidyanidhi also came to Jagannatha Puri and saw the
>|festival of Odana-sasthi. When the devotees bade farewell
>|to the Lord, the Lord was determined to go to Vrndavana,
>|and on the day of Vijaya-dasami, He departed.
5|Maharaja Prataparudra made various arrangements for Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu's trip to Vrndavana. When He crossed
>|the River Citrotpala, Ramananda Raya, Mardaraja and
>|Haricandana went with Him. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|requested Gadadhara Pandita to go to Nilacala,
>|Jagannatha Puri, but he did not abide by this order. From
>|Kataka, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu again requested Gadadhara
>|Pandita to return to Nilacala, and He bade farewell to
>|Ramananda Raya from Bhadraka. After this, Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu crossed the border of Orissa state, and He
>|arrived at Panihati by boat. Thereafter He visited the
>|house of Raghava Pandita, and from there He went to
>|Kumarahatta and eventually to Kuliya, where He excused many
>|offenders. From there He went to Ramakeli, where He saw Sri
>|Rupa and Sanatana and accepted them as His chief disciples.
>|Returning from Ramakeli, He met Raghunatha dasa and after
>|giving him instructions sent him back home. Thereafter the
>|Lord returned to Nilacala and began to make plans to go to
>|Vrndavana without a companion.
6|Madhya 16.1
7|TEXT 1
8|TEXT
9|gaudodyanam gaura-meghah
10|sincan svalokanamrtaih
11|bhavagni-dagdha-janata-
12|virudhah samajivayat
13|SYNONYMS
14|gauda-udyanam-upon the garden known as Gauda-desa; gaura-
>|meghah-the cloud known as Gaura; sincan-pouring water; sva-
>|His own; alokana-amrtaih-with the nectar of the glance;
>|bhava-agni-by the blazing fire of material existence;
>|dagdha-having been burnt; janata-the people in general;
>|virudhah-who are like creepers and plants; samajivayat-
>|revived.
15|TRANSLATION
16|By the nectar of His personal glance, the cloud known as
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu poured water upon the garden of
>|Gauda-desa and revived the people, who were like creepers
>|and plants burning in the forest fire of material existence.
17|Madhya 16.2
18|TEXT 2
19|TEXT
20|jaya jaya gauracandra jaya nityananda
21|jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
22|SYNONYMS
23|jaya jaya-all glories; gauracandra-to Lord Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; jaya-all glories; nityananda-to Nityananda
>|Prabhu; jaya-all glories; advaita-candra-to Advaita Acarya;
>|jaya-all glories; gaura-bhakta-vrnda-to the devotees of
>|Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
24|TRANSLATION
25|All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Lord
>|Nityananda! All glories to Advaitacandra! all glories
>|to all the devotees of the Lord!
26|Madhya 16.3
27|TEXT 3
28|TEXT
29|prabhura ha-ila iccha yaite vrndavana
30|suniya prataparudra ha-ila vimana
31|SYNONYMS
32|prabhura-of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ha-ila-there was;
>|iccha-the desire; yaite-to go; vrndavana-to Vrndavana;
>|suniya-hearing; prataparudra-Maharaja Prataparudra; ha-ila
>|vimana-became morose.
33|TRANSLATION
34|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu decided to go to Vrndavana, and
>|Maharaja Prataparudra became very morose upon hearing this
>|news.
35|Madhya 16.4
36|TEXT 4
37|TEXT
38|sarvabhauma, ramananda, ani' dui jana
39|dunhake kahena raja vinaya-vacana
40|SYNONYMS
41|sarvabhauma-Sarvabhauma; ramananda-Ramananda; ani'-calling;
>|dui jana-two persons; dunhake-unto both of them; kahena-
>|said; raja-the King; vinaya-vacana-submissive words.
42|TRANSLATION
43|The King therefore called for Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and
>|Ramananda Raya, and he spoke the following submissive words
>|to them.
44|Madhya 16.5
45|TEXT 5
46|TEXT
47|niladri chadi' prabhura mana anyatra yaite
48|tomara karaha yatna tanhare rakhite
49|SYNONYMS
50|niladri-Jagannatha Puri; chadi'-giving up; prabhura-of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mana-the mind; anyatra-elsewhere;
>|yaite-to go; tomara-both of you; karaha-make; yatna-
>|endeavor; tanhare-Him; rakhite-to keep.
51|TRANSLATION
52|Prataparudra Maharaja said, "Please endeavor to keep Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu here at Jagannatha puri, for now He is
>|thinking of going elsewhere.
53|Madhya 16.6
54|TEXT 6
55|TEXT
56|tanha vina ei rajya more nahi bhaya
57|gosani rakhite karaha nana upaya
58|SYNONYMS
59|tanha vina-without Him; ei rajya-this kingdom; more-to me;
>|nahi bhaya-is not very pleasing; gosani-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; rakhite-to keep; karaha-do; nana upaya-various
>|sorts of devices.
60|TRANSLATION
61|"Without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, this kingdom is not
>|pleasing to me. Therefore please try to devise some plan to
>|enable the Lord to stay here."
62|Madhya 16.7
63|TEXT 7
64|TEXT
65|ramananda, sarvabhauma, dui-jana-sthane
66|tabe yukti kare prabhu-'yaba vrndavane'
67|SYNONYMS
68|ramananda-Ramananda; sarvabhauma-Sarvabhauma; dui-jana-
>|sthane-before the two persons; tabe-then; yukti kare-
>|consulted; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yaba vrndavane-I
>|shall go to Vrndavana.
69|TRANSLATION
70|After this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself consulted
>|Ramananda Raya and Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, saying,"I
>|shall go to Vrndavana."
71|Madhya 16.8
72|TEXT 8
73|TEXT
74|dunhe kahe,-ratha-yatra kara darasana
75|kartika aile, tabe kariha gamana
76|SYNONYMS
77|dunhe kahe-both of them said; ratha-yatra-the Ratha-yatra
>|festival; kara darasana-please see; kartika aile-when the
>|month of Karttika arrives; tabe-at that time; kariha gamana-
>|You can go.
78|TRANSLATION
79|Ramananda Raya and Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya requested the
>|Lord to observe first the Ratha-yatra festival.
>|Then when the month of Karttika arrived, He could go to
>|Vrndavana.
80|Madhya 16.9
81|TEXT 9
82|TEXT
83|kartika aile kahe-ebe maha-sita
84|dola-yatra dekhi' yao-ei bhala rita
85|SYNONYMS
86|kartika aile-when the month of Karttika arrived; kahe-both
>|of them said; ebe-now; maha-sita-very cold; dola-yatra
>|dekhi'-after seeing the Dola-yatra ceremony; yao-You go; ei-
>|this; bhala rita-a very nice program.
87|TRANSLATION
88|However, when the month of Karttika came, they both told
>|the Lord, "Now it is very cold. It is better that You wait
>|to see the Dola-yatra festival and then go. That will be
>|very nice."
89|Madhya 16.10
90|TEXT 10
91|TEXT
92|aji-kali kari' uthaya vividha upaya
93|yaite sammati na deya vicchedera bhaya
94|SYNONYMS
95|aji-kali kari'-delaying today and tomorrow; uthaya-they put
>|forward; vividha upaya-many devices; yaite-to go; sammati-
>|permission; na deya-did not give; vicchedera bhaya-because
>|of fearing separation.
96|TRANSLATION
97|In this way they both presented many impediments,
>|indirectly not granting the Lord permission to go to
>|Vrndavana. They did this because they were afraid of
>|separation from Him.
98|Madhya 16.11
99|TEXT 11
100|TEXT
101|yadyapi svatantra prabhu nahe nivarana
102|bhakta-iccha vina prabhu na kare gamana
103|SYNONYMS
104|yadyapi-although; svatantra-fully independent; prabhu-Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nahe nivarana-there is no checking Him;
>| bhakta-iccha vina-without the permission of devotees;
>|prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; na kare gamana-does not go.
105|TRANSLATION
106|Although the Lord is completely independent and incapable
>|of being checked by anyone, He still did not go without
>|the permission of His devotees.
107|Madhya 16.12
108|TEXT 12
109|TEXT
110|trtiya vatsare saba gaudera bhakta-gana
111|nilacale calite sabara haila mana
112|SYNONYMS
113|trtiya vatsare-in the third year; saba-all; gaudera bhakta-
>|gana-devotees from Bengal; nilacale-to Jagannatha Puri;
>|calite-to go; sabara-of everyone; haila-there was; mana-the
>|mind.
114|TRANSLATION
115|Then, for the third year, all the devotees of Bengal wanted
>|to return again to Jagannatha Puri.
116|Madhya 16.13
117|TEXT 13
118|TEXT
119|sabe meli' gela advaita acaryera pase
120|prabhu dekhite acarya calila ullase
121|SYNONYMS
122|sabe-everyone; meli'-after assembling together; gela-went;
>|advaita-Advaita; acaryera-of the leader of Navadvipa; pase-
>|in the presence; prabhu dekhite-to see Lord Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; acarya-Advaita Acarya; calila-departed; ullase-
>|in great jubilation.
123|TRANSLATION
124|All the Bengali devotees gathered around Advaita Acarya,
>|and in great jubilation Advaita Acarya departed to
>|Jagannatha Puri to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
125|Madhya 16.14-15
126|TEXTS 14-15
127|TEXT
128|yadyapi prabhura ajna gaudete rahite
129|nityananda-prabhuke prema-bhakti prakasite
130|tathapi calila mahaprabhure dekhite
131|nityanandera prema-cesta ke pare bujhite
132|SYNONYMS
133|yadyapi-although; prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ajna-
>|the order; gaudete rahite-to stay in Bengal; nityananda-
>|prabhuke-unto Nityananda Prabhu; prema-bhakti-ecstatic love
>|of Godhead; prakasite-to preach; tathapi-still; calila-
>|departed; mahaprabhure-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dekhite-to
>|see; nityanandera-of Lord Nityananda Prabhu; prema-cesta-
>|the activities of ecstatic love; ke-who; pare-is able;
>|bujhite-to understand.
134|TRANSLATION
135|Although the Lord told Nityananda Prabhu to stay in Bengal
>|and spread ecstatic love of God, Nityananda left to go see
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Who can understand Nityananda Prabhu's
>|ecstatic love?
136|Madhya 16.16-17
137|TEXTS 16-17
138|TEXT
139|acaryaratna, vidyanidhi, srivasa, ramai
140|vasudeva, murari, govindadi tina bhai
141|raghava pandita nija-jhali sajana
142|kulina-grama-vasi cale patta-dori lana
143|SYNONYMS
144|acaryaratna-Acaryaratna; vidyanidhi-Vidyanidhi; srivasa-
>|Srivasa; ramai-Ramai; vasudeva-Vasudeva; murari-Murari;
>|govinda-adi tina bhai-Govinda and his two brothers; raghava
>|pandita-Raghava Pandita; nija-jhali-his own bags; sajana-
>|assorting; kulina-grama-vasi-the inhabitants of Kulina-
>|grama; cale-went; patta-dori lana-taking silken ropes.
145|TRANSLATION
146|All the devotees of Navadvipa departed, including
>|Acaryaratna, Vidyanidhi, Srivasa, Ramai, Vasudeva, Murari,
>|Govinda and his two brothers and Raghava Pandita, who took
>|bags of assorted foods. The inhabitants of Kulina-grama,
>|carrying silken ropes, also departed.
147|Madhya 16.18
148|TEXT 18
149|TEXT
150|khanda-vasi narahari, sri-raghunandana
151|sarva-bhakta cale, tara ke kare ganana
152|SYNONYMS
153|khanda-vasi narahari-Narahari, a resident of the village
>|Khanda; sri-raghunandana-Sri Raghunandana; sarva-bhakta-all
>|the devotees; cale-went; tara-of that; ke-who; kare ganana-
>|can count.
154|TRANSLATION
155|Narahari and Sri Raghunandana, who were from the village of
>|Khanda, and many other devotees also departed. Who can
>|count them?
156|Madhya 16.19
157|TEXT 19
158|TEXT
159|sivananda-sena kare ghati samadhana
160|sabare palana kari' sukhe lana yana
161|SYNONYMS
162|sivananda-sena-Sivananda Sena; kare-made; ghati samadhana-
>|arrangements for expenditures to clear the tax collecting
>|centers; sabare-everyone; palana-maintaining; kari'-doing;
>|sukhe-in happiness; lana-taking; yana-goes.
163|TRANSLATION
164|Sivananda Sena, who was in charge of the party, made
>|arrangements to clear the tax collecting centers. He took
>|care of all the devotees and happily traveled with them.
165|Madhya 16.20
166|TEXT 20
167|TEXT
168|sabara sarva-karya karena, dena vasa-sthana
169|sivananda jane udiya-pathera sandhana
170|SYNONYMS
171|sabara-of all of them; sarva-karya-everything necessary to
>|be done; karena-he does; dena-gives; vasa-sthana-
>|residential places; sivananda-Sivananda; jane-knows; udiya-
>|pathera-of the roads in Orissa; sandhana-the junctions.
172|TRANSLATION
173|Sivananda Sena took care of all the necessities the
>|devotees required. In particular, he made arrangements for
>|residential quarters, and he knew the roads of Orissa.
174|Madhya 16.21
175|TEXT 21
176|TEXT
177|se vatsara prabhu dekhite saba thakurani
178|calila acarya-sange acyuta-janani
179|SYNONYMS
180|se vatsara-that year; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|dekhite-to see; saba thakurani-all the wives of the
>|devotees; calila-went; acarya-sange-with Advaita Acarya;
>|acyuta-janani-the mother of Acyutananda.
181|TRANSLATION
182|That year also all the wives of the devotees [
>|thakuranis] also went to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
>|Sitadevi, the mother of Acyutananda, went with Advaita
>|Acarya.
183|Madhya 16.22
184|TEXT 22
185|TEXT
186|srivasa pandita-sange calila malini
187|sivananda-sange cale tanhara grhini
188|SYNONYMS
189|srivasa pandita-sange-with Srivasa Pandita; calila-went;
>|malini-his wife, Malini; sivananda-sange-with Sivananda
>|Sena; cale-goes; tanhara-his; grhini-wife.
190|TRANSLATION
191|Srivasa Pandita also took his wife, Malini, and the wife of
>|Sivananda Sena also went with her husband.
192|Madhya 16.23
193|TEXT 23
194|TEXT
195|sivanandera balaka, nama-caitanya-dasa
196|tenho caliyache prabhure dekhite ullasa
197|SYNONYMS
198|sivanandera balaka-the son of Sivananda; nama-named;
>|caitanya-dasa-Caitanya dasa; tenho-he; caliyache-was going;
>|prabhure-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dekhite-to see; ullasa-
>|jubilantly.
199|TRANSLATION
200|Caitanya dasa, the son of Sivananda Sena, also jubilantly
>|accompanied them as they went to see the Lord.
201|Madhya 16.24
202|TEXT 24
203|TEXT
204|acaryaratna-sange cale tanhara grhini
205|tanhara premera katha kahite na jani
206|SYNONYMS
207|acaryaratna-sange-with Candrasekhara; cale-goes; tanhara-
>|his; grhini-wife; tanhara-his; premera katha-the
>|description of the ecstatic love; kahite-to speak; na jani-
>|I do not know how.
208|TRANSLATION
209|The wife of Candrasekhara [Acaryaratna] also went. I cannot
>|speak of the greatness of Candrasekhara's love for the
>|Lord.
210|Madhya 16.25
211|TEXT 25
212|TEXT
213|saba thakurani mahaprabhuke bhiksa dite
214|prabhura nana priya dravya nila ghara haite
215|SYNONYMS
216|saba thakurani-all the wives of the great devotees;
>|mahaprabhuke-to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhiksa dite-to
>|offer food; prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nana-
>|various; priya dravya-pleasing foods; nila-took; ghara
>|haite-from home.
217|TRANSLATION
218|To offer Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu various types of food, all
>|the wives of the great devotees brought from home various
>|things that pleased Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
219|Madhya 16.26
220|TEXT 26
221|TEXT
222|sivananda-sena kare saba samadhana
223|ghatiyala prabodhi' dena sabare vasa-sthana
224|SYNONYMS
225|sivananda-sena-Sivananda Sena; kare-does; saba samadhana-
>|all arrangements; ghatiyala-the men in charge of levying
>|taxes; prabodhi'-satisfying; dena-gives; sabare-to everyone;
>| vasa-sthana-resting places.
226|TRANSLATION
227|As stated, Sivananda Sena used to make all arrangements
>|for the party's necessities. In particular, he used to
>|pacify the men in charge of levying taxes , and he found
>|resting places for everyone.
228|Madhya 16.27
229|TEXT 27
230|TEXT
231|bhaksya diya karena sabara sarvatra palane
232|parama anande yana prabhura darasane
233|SYNONYMS
234|bhaksya diya-supplying food; karena-he does; sabara-of
>|everyone; sarvatra-everywhere; palane-maintenance; parama
>|anande-in great pleasure; yana-he goes; prabhura darasane-
>|to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
235|TRANSLATION
236|Sivananda Sena also supplied food to all the devotees and
>|took care of them along the way. In this way, feeling great
>|happiness he went to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu at
>|Jagannatha Puri.
237|Madhya 16.28
238|TEXT 28
239|TEXT
240|remunaya asiya kaila gopinatha darasana
241|acarya karila tahan kirtana, nartana
242|SYNONYMS
243|remunaya-to Remuna; asiya-after coming; kaila-performed;
>|gopinatha darasana-visiting the temple of Gopinatha; acarya-
>|Advaita Acarya; karila-performed; tahan-there; kirtana-
>|chanting; nartana-dancing.
244|TRANSLATION
245|When they all arrived at Remuna, they went to see Lord
>|Gopinatha. In the temple there, Advaita Acarya danced and
>|chanted.
246|Madhya 16.29
247|TEXT 29
248|TEXT
249|nityanandera paricaya saba sevaka sane
250|bahuta sammana asi' kaila sevaka-gane
251|SYNONYMS
252|nityanandera-of Lord Nityananda Prabhu; paricaya-there was
>|acquaintance; saba-all; sevaka sane-with the priests of the
>|temple; bahuta sammana-great respect; asi'-coming; kaila-
>|offered; sevaka-gane-all the priests.
253|TRANSLATION
254|All the priests of the temple had been previously
>|acquainted with Sri Nityananda Prabhu; therefore they all
>|came to offer great respects to the Lord.
255|Madhya 16.30
256|TEXT 30
257|TEXT
258|sei ratri saba mahanta tahani rahila
259|bara ksira ani' age sevaka dharila
260|SYNONYMS
261|sei ratri-that night; saba mahanta-all the great devotees;
>|tahani rahila-remained there; bara-twelve pots; ksira-
>|condensed milk; ani'-bringing; age-in front of Nityananda
>|Prabhu; sevaka-the priests; dharila-placed.
262|TRANSLATION
263|That night, all the great devotees remained in the temple,
>|and the priests brought twelve pots of condensed milk,
>|which they placed before Lord Nityananda Prabhu.
264|Madhya 16.31
265|TEXT 31
266|TEXT
267|ksira banti' sabare dila prabhu-nityananda
268|ksira-prasada pana sabara badila ananda
269|SYNONYMS
270|ksira-the condensed milk; banti'-dividing; sabare-unto
>|everyone; dila-gave; prabhu-nityananda-Nityananda Prabhu;
>|ksira-prasada-remnants of condensed milk from the Deity;
>|pana-getting; sabara-of everyone; badila-increased; ananda-
>|the transcendental bliss.
271|TRANSLATION
272|When the condensed milk was placed before Nityananda Prabhu,
>| He distributed the prasada to everyone, and thus everyone'
>|s transcendental bliss increased.
273|Madhya 16.32
274|TEXT 32
275|TEXT
276|madhava-purira katha, gopala-sthapana
277|tanhare gopala yaiche magila candana
278|SYNONYMS
279|madhava-purira katha-the narration of Madhavendra Puri;
>|gopala-sthapana-installation of the Deity of Gopala;
>|tanhare-unto him; gopala-Lord Gopala; yaiche-just as;
>|magila-He begged; candana-sandalwood.
280|TRANSLATION
281|They then all discussed the story of Sri Madhavendra Puri's
>|installation of the Gopala Deity, and they discussed how
>|Gopala begged sandalwood from him.
282|Madhya 16.33
283|TEXT 33
284|TEXT
285|tanra lagi' gopinatha ksira curi kaila
286|mahaprabhura mukhe age e katha sunila
287|SYNONYMS
288|tanra lagi'-for him (Madhavendra Puri); gopinatha-the Deity
>|named Gopinatha; ksira-condensed milk; curi-stealing; kaila-
>|performed; mahaprabhura mukhe-from the mouth of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; age-previously; e katha-this incident;
>|sunila-heard.
289|TRANSLATION
290|It was Gopinatha who stole condensed milk for the sake of
>|Madhavendra Puri. This incident had been previously related
>|by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself.
291|Madhya 16.34
292|TEXT 34
293|TEXT
294|sei katha sabara madhye kahe nityananda
295|suniya vaisnava-mane badila ananda
296|SYNONYMS
297|sei katha-that incident; sabara madhye-among all of them;
>|kahe-says; nityananda-Lord Nityananda Prabhu; suniya-
>|hearing; vaisnava-mane-in the minds of all the Vaisnavas;
>|badila-increased; ananda-the transcendental bliss.
298|TRANSLATION
299|This same narration was again related by Lord Nityananda to
>|all the devotees, and their transcendental bliss increased
>|as they heard the story again.
300|PURPORT
301|The words mahaprabhura mukhe, "from the mouth of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu," are significant because Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu first heard the story of Madhavendra Puri from
>|His spiritual master, Sripada Isvara Puri. For this
>|story refer to Madhya-lila, Chapter Four, verse eighteen.
>|After staying at Sri Advaita's house in Santipura for some
>|time, the Lord narrated the story of Madhavendra Puri to
>|Nityananda Prabhu, Jagadananda Prabhu, Damodara Pandita and
>|Mukunda dasa. When they went to Remuna to the temple of
>|Gopinatha, He described Madhavendra Puri's installation of
>|the Gopala Deity as well as Gopinatha's stealing condensed
>|milk. Due to this incident, Lord Gopinatha became well
>|known as Ksiracora, the thief who stole condensed milk.
302|Madhya 16.35
303|TEXT 35
304|TEXT
305|ei-mata cali' cali' kataka aila
306|saksi-gopala dekhi' sabe se dina rahila
307|SYNONYMS
308|ei-mata-in this way; cali' cali'-walking and walking;
>|kataka aila-they reached the town known as Kataka; saksi-
>|gopala dekhi'-after seeing the Deity known as Saksi-gopala;
>|sabe-all the devotees; se dina-that day; rahila-stayed.
309|TRANSLATION
310|Walking and walking in this way, the devotees arrived at
>|the city of Kataka, where they remained for a day and saw
>|the temple of Saksi-gopala.
311|Madhya 16.36
312|TEXT 36
313|TEXT
314|saksi-gopalera katha kahe nityananda
315|suniya vaisnava-mane badila ananda
316|SYNONYMS
317|saksi-gopalera-of the Deity known as Saksi-gopala; katha-
>|the narration; kahe-describes; nityananda-Nityananda Prabhu;
>| suniya-hearing; vaisnava-mane-in the minds of all the
>|Vaisnavas; badila-increased; ananda-the transcendental
>|bliss.
318|TRANSLATION
319|When Nityananda Prabhu described all the activities of
>|Saksi-gopala, transcendental bliss increased in the minds
>|of all the Vaisnavas.
320|For these activities refer to Madhya-lila, Chapter
>|Five, verses 8-138.
321|Madhya 16.37
322|TEXT 37
323|TEXT
324|prabhuke milite sabara utkantha antare
325|sighra kari' aila sabe sri-nilacale
326|SYNONYMS
327|prabhuke milite-to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sabara-of
>|everyone; utkantha-anxiety; antare-within the heart; sighra
>|kari'-making great haste; aila-reached; sabe-all of them;
>|sri-nilacale-Jagannatha Puri.
328|TRANSLATION
329|Everyone in the party was very anxious at heart to see
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; therefore they hastily went on to
>|Jagannatha Puri.
330|Madhya 16.38
331|TEXT 38
332|TEXT
333|atharanalake aila gosani suniya
334|dui-mala pathaila govinda-hate diya
335|SYNONYMS
336|atharanalake-Atharanala; aila-they have reached; gosani-Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; suniya-hearing; dui-mala-two garlands;
>|pathaila-sent; govinda-hate diya-through the hands of
>|Govinda.
337|TRANSLATION
338|When they all arrived at a bridge called Atharanala, Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, hearing the news of their arrival,
>|sent two garlands with Govinda.
339|Madhya 16.39
340|TEXT 39
341|TEXT
342|dui mala govinda dui-jane paraila
343|advaita, avadhuta-gosani bada sukha paila
344|SYNONYMS
345|dui mala-the two garlands; govinda-Govinda; dui-jane
>|paraila-placed on the necks of two personalities; advaita-
>|Advaita Acarya; avadhuta-gosani-Nityananda Prabhu; bada
>|sukha paila-became very happy.
346|TRANSLATION
347|Govinda offered the two garlands to Advaita Acarya and
>|Nityananda Prabhu, and They both became very happy.
348|Madhya 16.40
349|TEXT 40
350|TEXT
351|tahani arambha kaila krsna-sankirtana
352|nacite nacite cali' aila dui-jana
353|SYNONYMS
354|tahani-on that very spot; arambha kaila-began; krsna-
>|sankirtana-chanting the holy name of Lord Krsna; nacite
>|nacite-dancing and dancing; cali'-going; aila-reached; dui-
>|jana-both of Them.
355|TRANSLATION
356|Indeed, They began chanting the holy name of Krsna on that
>|very spot, and, dancing and dancing, both
>|Advaita Acarya and Nityananda Prabhu reached Jagannatha
>|Puri.
357|Madhya 16.41
358|TEXT 41
359|TEXT
360|punah mala diya svarupadi nija-gana
361|agu badi' pathaila sacira nandana
362|SYNONYMS
363|punah-again; mala-garlands; diya-offering; svarupa-adi-
>|Svarupa Damodara Gosvami and others; nija-gana-personal
>|associates; agu badi'-going forward; pathaila-sent; sacira
>|nandana-the son of mother Saci.
364|TRANSLATION
365|Then, for the second time, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sent
>|garlands through Svarupa Damodara and other personal
>|associates. Thus they went forward, sent by the son of
>|mother Saci.
366|Madhya 16.42
367|TEXT 42
368|TEXT
369|narendra asiya tahan sabare milila
370|mahaprabhura datta mala sabare paraila
371|SYNONYMS
372|narendra-to the lake named Narendra; asiya-coming; tahan-
>|there; sabare-everyone; milila-met; mahaprabhura-by Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; datta-given; mala-garlands; sabare
>|paraila-offered to everyone.
373|TRANSLATION
374|When the devotees from Bengal reached Lake Narendra,
>|Svarupa Damodara and the others met them and offered them
>|the garlands given by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
375|Madhya 16.43
376|TEXT 43
377|TEXT
378|simha-dvara-nikate aila suni' gauraraya
379|apane asiya prabhu milila sabaya
380|SYNONYMS
381|simha-dvara-the lion gate; nikate-near; aila-arrived; suni'-
>|hearing; gauraraya-Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; apane-
>|personally; asiya-coming; prabhu-Lord Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; milila sabaya-met them all.
382|TRANSLATION
383|When the devotees finally reached the lion gate, Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard the news and personally went to
>|meet them.
384|Madhya 16.44
385|TEXT 44
386|TEXT
387|saba lana kaila jagannatha-darasana
388|saba lana aila punah apana-bhavana
389|SYNONYMS
390|saba lana-taking all of them; kaila-performed; jagannatha-
>|darasana-seeing Lord Jagannatha; saba lana-taking them all;
>|aila-went back; punah-again; apana-bhavana-to His own
>|residence.
391|TRANSLATION
392|Then Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and all His devotees visited
>|Lord Jagannatha. Finally, accompanied by them all, He
>|returned to His own residence.
393|Madhya 16.45
394|TEXT 45
395|TEXT
396|vaninatha, kasi-misra prasada anila
397|svahaste sabare prabhu prasada khaoyaila
398|SYNONYMS
399|vaninatha-Vaninatha; kasi-misra-Kasi Misra; prasada anila-
>|brought all kinds of prasada; sva-haste-with His own hand;
>|sabare-unto everyone; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|prasada-the remnants of the food of Jagannatha; khaoyaila-
>|fed.
400|TRANSLATION
401|Vaninatha Raya and Kasi Misra then brought a large quantity
>|of prasada, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu distributed it
>|with His own hand and fed them all.
402|Madhya 16.46
403|TEXT 46
404|TEXT
405|purva vatsare yanra yei vasa-sthana
406|tahan&n