Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Accepts Prasādam from His Devotees

Translation

Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is always pleased to accept anything given with faith and love by His devotees and is always ready to bestow mercy upon them.

Word meanings

vande — I offer my respectful obeisances ; śrī - kṛṣṇa - caitanyam — to Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; bhakta — to His devotees ; anugraha - kātaram — eager to show mercy ; yena kena - api — by anything ; santuṣṭam — pleased ; bhakta — by His devotees ; dattena — offered ; śraddhayā — with faith and love .

Translation

All glories to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu! All glories to Lord Nityānanda Prabhu! All glories to Advaitacandra! And all glories to all the devotees of Lord Caitanya!

Word meanings

jaya jaya — all glories ; gauracandra — to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; jaya — all glories ; nityānanda — to Lord Nityānanda ; jaya — all glories ; advaita - candra — to Advaita Ācārya ; jaya — all glories ; gaura - bhakta - vṛnda — to the devotees of Lord Gaurāṅga .

Translation

The next year, all the devotees were very pleased to go to Jagannātha Purī [Nīlācala] to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Word meanings

varṣa - antare — the next year ; saba bhakta — all the devotees ; prabhure dekhite — to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; parama - ānande — in great happiness ; sabe — all of them ; nīlācala yāite — to go to Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala .

Translation

Advaita Ācārya Gosāñi led the party from Bengal. He was followed by Ācāryaratna, Ācāryanidhi, Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura and other glorious devotees.

Word meanings

advaita - ācārya - gosāñi — Advaita Ācārya Gosvāmī ; sarva — of all ; agra — the chief ; gaṇya — to be counted ; ācāryaratna — Candraśekhara ; ācāryanidhi — Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi ; śrīvāsa — Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura ; ādi — and so on ; dhanya — glorious .

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had ordered Lord Nityānanda to stay in Bengal, but nevertheless, because of ecstatic love, Lord Nityānanda also went to see Him.

Word meanings

yadyapi — although ; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; ājñā — the order ; gauḍe rahite — to stay in Bengal ; tathāpi — still ; nityānanda — Lord Nityānanda ; preme — in ecstatic love ; calilā — went ; dekhite — to see .

Translation

Indeed, it is a symptom of real affection that one breaks the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, not caring for the regulative principles, to associate with Him.

Word meanings

anurāgera — of real affection ; lakṣaṇa — symptom ; ei — this ; vidhi — the regulation ; nāhi māne — does not care for ; tāṅra — His ; ājñā — order ; bhāṅge — neglects ; tāṅra — His ; saṅgera — association ; kāraṇe — for the purpose of .

Translation

During the rāsa dance, Kṛṣṇa asked all the gopīs to return home, but they neglected His order and stayed there for His association.

Word meanings

rāse — at the time of the rāsa dance ; yaiche — as ; ghara yāite — to return home ; gopīre — the gopīs ; ājñā dilā — Lord Kṛṣṇa ordered ; tāṅra — His ; ājñā — order ; bhāṅgi’ — breaking ; tāṅra saṅge — in His association ; se — they ; rahilā — kept themselves .

Translation

If one carries out Kṛṣṇa’s order, Kṛṣṇa is certainly pleased, but if one sometimes breaks His order due to ecstatic love, that gives Him millions of times greater happiness.

Word meanings

ājñā - pālane — by carrying out the order ; kṛṣṇera — of Lord Kṛṣṇa ; yaiche — as ; paritoṣa — happiness ; preme — in ecstatic love ; ājñā bhāṅgile — when one breaks the order ; haya — there is ; koṭi - sukha - poṣa — millions of times more happiness .

Translation

Vāsudeva Datta, Murāri Gupta, Gaṅgādāsa, Śrīmān Sena, Śrīmān Paṇḍita, Akiñcana Kṛṣṇadāsa, Murāri, Garuḍa Paṇḍita, Buddhimanta Khān, Sañjaya Puruṣottama, Bhagavān Paṇḍita, Śuklāmbara Brahmacārī, Nṛsiṁhānanda Brahmacārī and many others joined together to go to Jagannātha Purī. It would be impossible to mention the names of them all.

Word meanings

vāsudeva - datta — Vāsudeva Datta ; murāri - gupta — Murāri Gupta ; gaṅgādāsa — Gaṅgādāsa ; śrīmān - sena — Śrīmān Sena ; śrīmān - paṇḍita — Śrīmān Paṇḍita ; akiñcana kṛṣṇadāsa — Akiñcana Kṛṣṇadāsa ; murāri — Murāri ; garuḍa - paṇḍita — Garuḍa Paṇḍita ; buddhimanta - khāṅna — Buddhimanta Khān ; sañjaya puruṣottama — Sañjaya Puruṣottama ; paṇḍita - bhagavān — Bhagavān Paṇḍita ; śuklāmbara — Śuklāmbara ; nṛsiṁhānanda — Nṛsiṁhānanda ; āra — and ; yata — as many ; jana — persons ; sabāi — all ; calilā — went ; nāma — names ; nā yāya likhana — it is not possible to mention .

Translation

The inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma and Khaṇḍa also came and joined. Śivānanda Sena took the leadership and thus started taking care of them all.

Word meanings

kulīna - grāmī — the residents of Kulīna-grāma ; khaṇḍa - vāsī — the residents of Khaṇḍa ; mililā āsiyā — came and joined ; śivānanda - sena — Śivānanda Sena ; calilā — went ; sabāre lañā — taking all of them .

Translation

Rāghava Paṇḍita came with bags full of food prepared very nicely by his sister, Damayantī.

Word meanings

rāghava - paṇḍita — Rāghava Paṇḍita ; cale — goes ; jhāli sājāiyā — after preparing his bag of food ; damayantī — his sister ; yata dravya — all the goods ; diyāche kariyā — cooked and prepared .

Translation

Damayantī made varieties of unparalleled food just suitable for Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to eat. The Lord ate it continually for one year.

Word meanings

nānā — various ; apūrva — unparalleled ; bhakṣya - dravya — eatables ; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; yogya bhoga — just suitable for the eating ; vatsareka — for one year ; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; yāhā — which ; karena upayoga — uses .

Translation

These are the names of some of the pickles and condiments in the bags of Rāghava Paṇḍita: āmra-kāśandi, ādā-kāśandi, jhāla-kāśandi, nembu-ādā, āmra-koli, āmsi, āma-khaṇḍa, tailāmra and āma-sattā. With great attention, Damayantī also made dried bitter vegetables into a powder.

Word meanings

āmra - kāśandi — āmra-kāśandi ; ādā - kāśandi — ādā-kāśandi ; jhāla - kāśandi — jhāla-kāśandi ; nāma — named ; nembu - ādā — a preparation made with lime and ginger ; āmra - koli — āmra-koli ; vividha vidhāna — various preparations ; āmsi — āmsi ; āma - khaṇḍa — āma-khaṇḍa ; tailāmra — mango within mustard oil ; āma - sattā — āma-sattā ; yatna kari’ — with great attention ; guṇḍā kari’ — making into a powder ; purāṇa sukutā — dried bitter vegetables such as bitter melon .

Translation

Do not neglect sukutā because it is a bitter preparation. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu derived more happiness from eating this sukutā than from drinking pañcāmṛta [a preparation of milk, sugar, ghee, honey and yogurt].

Word meanings

sukutā — sukutā ; bali’ — because ; avajñā — neglect ; nā kariha — do not make ; citte — within the mind ; sukutāya — from sukutā ; ye — which ; sukha — happiness ; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; tāhā — that ; nahe — is not ; pañcāmṛte — in pañcāmṛta. .

Translation

Since Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He extracts the purpose from everything. He accepted Damayantī’s affection for Him, and therefore He derived great pleasure even from the dried bitter leaves of sukutā and from kāśandi [a sour condiment].

Word meanings

bhāva - grāhī — one who accepts the purpose ; mahāprabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; sneha — affection ; mātra — only ; laya — accepts ; sukutā pātā — in leaves of sukutā ; kāśandite — in kāśandi ; mahā - sukha — much pleasure ; pāya — gets .

Translation

Because of her natural love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Damayantī considered the Lord an ordinary human being. Therefore she thought that He would become sick by overeating and there would be mucus within His abdomen.

Word meanings

manuṣya - buddhi — considering an ordinary human being ; damayantī — the sister of Rāghava Paṇḍita ; kare — does ; prabhura pāya — at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; guru - bhojane — by overeating ; udare — in the abdomen ; kabhu — sometimes ; āma — mucus ; hañā yāya — there is .

Purport

Because of pure love, the devotees of Kṛṣṇa in Goloka Vṛndāvana, Vrajabhūmi, loved Kṛṣṇa as an ordinary human being like them. Yet although they considered Kṛṣṇa one of them, their love for Kṛṣṇa knew no bounds. Similarly, because of extreme love, devotees like Rāghava Paṇḍita and his sister, Damayantī, thought of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as a human being, but their love for Him was boundless. By overeating, an ordinary human being becomes prone to a disease called amla-pitta, which is a product of indigestion characterized by acidity of the stomach. Damayantī thought that such a condition would afflict Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Translation

Because of sincere affection, she thought that eating this sukutā would cure the Lord’s disease. Considering these affectionate thoughts of Damayantī, the Lord was very pleased.

Word meanings

sukutā khāile — by eating the sukutā ; sei āma — that mucus ; ha - ibeka nāśa — will be vanquished ; ei — this ; sneha — affection ; mane — in the mind ; bhāvi’ — thinking of ; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; ullāsa — delight .

Translation

“A dear lover strung a garland and placed it on the shoulder of his beloved in the presence of her co-wives. She had raised breasts and was very beautiful, yet although the garland was tainted with mud, she did not reject it, for its value lay not in material things but in love.”

Word meanings

priyeṇa — by the lover ; saṅgrathya — after stringing ; vipakṣa - sannidhau — in the presence of an opposite party ; upāhitām — placed ; vakṣasi — on the chest ; pīvara - stanī — having raised breasts ; srajam — a garland ; na — not ; kācit — some beloved ; vijahau — rejected ; jala - āvilām — muddy ; vasanti — reside ; hi — because ; premṇi — in love ; guṇāḥ — attributes ; na — not ; vastuni — in the material things .

Purport

This is a verse from the Kirātārjunīya, by Bhāravī.

Translation

Damayantī powdered coriander and anise seeds, cooked them with sugar and made them into sweetmeats in the shape of small balls.

Word meanings

dhaniyā — of coriander seeds ; mauharīra — of anise seeds ; taṇḍula — grains ; guṇḍā kariyā — grinding to a powder ; nāḍu bāndhiyāche — rendered into lāḍḍus ; cini - pāka kariyā — cooking with sugar .

Translation

She made sweetmeat balls with dried ginger to remove mucus caused by too much bile. She put all these preparations separately into small cloth bags.

Word meanings

śuṇṭhi - khaṇḍa nāḍu — sweetmeat balls made with dried ginger ; āra — and ; āma - pitta - hara — which removes mucus caused by too much bile ; pṛthak pṛthak — separately ; bāndhi’ — packaging ; vastrera — of cloth ; kuthalī — small bags ; bhitara — within .

Translation

She made a hundred varieties of condiments and pickles. She also made koli-śuṇṭhi, koli-cūrṇa, koli-khaṇḍa and many other preparations. How many should I name?

Word meanings

koli - śuṇṭhi — dried ginger and berries ; koli - cūrṇa — powder of berries ; koli - khaṇḍa — another preparation of berries ; āra — and ; kata nāma — how many names ; la - iba — I shall call ; śata - prakāra — a hundred varieties ; ācāra — condiments and pickles .

Translation

She made many sweetmeats in the shape of balls. Some were made with powdered coconut, and others looked as white as the water of the Ganges. In this way she made many varieties of long-lasting sugar confections.

Word meanings

nārikela - khaṇḍa nāḍu — sweetmeat balls made with coconut powder ; āra — and ; nāḍu gaṅgā - jala — a sweetmeat ball as white as Ganges water ; cira - sthāyī — long-lasting ; khaṇḍa - vikāra — modified forms of sugar-candy sweets ; karilā — made ; sakala — all .

Translation

She made long-lasting cheese, many varieties of sweetmeats with milk and cream, and many other varied preparations, such as amṛta-karpūra.

Word meanings

cira - sthāyī — long-lasting ; kṣīra - sāra — cheese ; maṇḍādi - vikāra — varieties of sweetmeats made from maṇḍa, or milk and cream ; amṛta - karpūra — a preparation made with milk and camphor ; ādi — and others ; aneka prakāra — many varieties .

Translation

She made flat rice from fine, unboiled, śāli paddy and filled a large bag made of new cloth.

Word meanings

śālikācuṭi - dhānyera — of a kind of fine rice ; ātapa — dried in the sunshine ; ciḍā kari’ — making flat rice ; nūtana - vastrera — of new cloth ; baḍa kuthalī — a large bag ; saba — all ; bhari’ — filling .

Translation

She made some of the flat rice into puffed rice, fried it in ghee, cooked it in sugar juice, mixed in some camphor and rolled it into balls.

Word meanings

kateka ciḍā — some of the flat rice ; huḍum kari’ — making into puffed rice ; ghṛtete bhājiyā — frying in ghee ; cini - pāke — by cooking in sugar juice ; nāḍu kailā — made into round balls ; karpūra - ādi diyā — mixing with camphor and other ingredients .

Translation

She powdered fried grains of fine rice, moistened the powder with ghee and cooked it in a solution of sugar. Then she added camphor, black pepper, cloves, cardamom and other spices and rolled the mixture into balls that were very palatable and aromatic.

Word meanings

śāli - dhānyera — of rice of a fine quality ; taṇḍula — the grains ; bhājā — being fried ; cūrṇa kariyā — making it into a powder ; ghṛta - sikta — moistened with ghee ; cūrṇa — the powder ; kailā — made ; cini - pāka diyā — by cooking with sugar ; karpūra — camphor ; marica — black pepper ; lavaṅga — cloves ; elāci — cardamom ; rasa - vāsa — and other spices ; cūrṇa — to the powder ; diyā — adding ; nāḍu — round sweetmeats ; kailā — made ; parama su - vāsa — very palatable .

Translation

She took parched rice from fine paddy, fried it in ghee, cooked it in a sugar solution, mixed in some camphor and thus made a preparation called ukhḍā or muḍki.

Word meanings

śāli - dhānyera kha - i — parched rice from fine paddy ; punaḥ — again ; ghṛtete bhājiyā — frying with ghee ; cini - pāka — boiling with sugar juice ; ukhḍā — ukhḍā ; kailā — made ; karpūra - ādi diyā — mixing with camphor .

Translation

Another variety of sweet was made with fused peas that were powdered, fried in ghee and then cooked in sugar juice. Camphor was added, and then the mixture was rolled into balls.

Word meanings

phuṭkalāi — fused peas fried in ghee and soaked in sugar juice ; cūrṇa kari’ — making into powder ; ghṛte bhājāila — fried with ghee ; cini - pāke — cooking with sugar ; karpūra - ādi — camphor and other ingredients ; diyā — adding ; nāḍu kaila — made round sweetmeat balls .

Translation

I could not mention the names of all these wonderful eatables, even in a lifetime. Damayantī made hundreds and thousands of varieties.

Word meanings

kahite nā jāni — I cannot speak ; nāma — the names ; e - janme — in this life ; yāhāra — of which ; aiche — similar ; nānā — many ; bhakṣya - dravya — eatables ; sahasra - prakāra — hundreds and thousands of varieties .

Translation

Damayantī made all these preparations following the order of her brother, Rāghava Paṇḍita. Both of them had unlimited affection for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and were advanced in devotional service.

Word meanings

rāghavera ājñā — the order of Rāghava Paṇḍita ; āra — and ; karena — executes ; damayantī — Damayantī ; duṅhāra — of both of them ; prabhute — unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; sneha — affection ; parama - bhakati — highly developed devotional service .

Translation

Damayantī took earth from the Ganges, dried it, powdered it, strained it through a fine cloth, mixed in aromatic ingredients and rolled it into small balls.

Word meanings

gaṅgā - mṛttikā — dirt from the river Ganges ; āni’ — bringing ; vastrete — through a cloth ; chāniyā — pressing ; pāṅpaḍi kariyā dilā — made into small balls ; gandha - dravya diyā — mixing with aromatic agents .

Translation

The condiments and similar items were put into thin earthen pots, and everything else was put into small cloth bags.

Word meanings

pātala — thin ; mṛt - pātre — in pots of earth ; sandhāna - ādi — condiments and other items ; bhari’ — filling ; āra — other ; saba — all ; vastu — things ; bhare — filled ; vastrera kuthalī — small bags of cloth .

Translation

From small bags Damayantī made bags that were twice as large. Then with great attention she filled all the large ones with the small ones.

Word meanings

sāmānya — small ; jhāli — bags ; haite — from ; dvi - guṇa — twice as big ; jhāli — bags ; kailā — made ; pāripāṭi kari’ — with great attention ; saba jhāli — all the bags ; bharāilā — she filled .

Translation

She then wrapped and sealed each and every bag with great attention. The bags were carried by three bearers, one after another.

Word meanings

jhāli bāndhi’ — binding the bags ; mohara dila — she sealed ; āgraha kariyā — with great attention ; tina bojhāri — three carriers ; jhāli vahe — carried the bags ; krama kariyā — one after another .

Translation

Thus I have briefly described the bags that have become famous as rāghavera jhāli.

Word meanings

saṅkṣepe — in brief ; kahiluṅ — l have spoken ; ei jhālira — of these bags ; vicāra — the description ; rāghavera jhāli — the bags of Rāghava ; bali’ — as ; vikhyāti — the fame ; yāhāra — of which .

Translation

The superintendent for all those bags was Makaradhvaja Kara, who kept them with great attention like his very life.

Word meanings

jhālira upara — upon the bags ; munsiba — the superintendent ; makaradhvaja - kara — Makaradhvaja Kara ; prāṇa - rūpe — like his life ; jhāli rākhe — he keeps the bags ; hañā tatpara — with great attention .

Translation

Thus all the Vaiṣṇavas from Bengal went to Jagannātha Purī. By chance, they arrived on the day when Lord Jagannātha performs pastimes in the water.

Word meanings

ei - mate — in this way ; vaiṣṇava saba — all the Vaiṣṇavas ; nīlācale āilā — came to Nīlācala ; daive — by chance ; jagannāthera — of Lord Jagannātha ; se dina — that day ; jala - līlā — pastimes in the water .

Translation

Boarding a boat in the water of Narendra-sarovara, Lord Govinda performed His water pastimes with all the devotees.

Word meanings

narendrera jale — upon the water of the lake known as Narendra-sarovara ; govinda — Lord Govinda ; naukāte caḍiyā — getting aboard a boat ; jala - krīḍā kare — displays His water pastimes ; saba bhakta - gaṇa — all the devotees ; lañā — taking .

Translation

Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arrived with His personal associates to see the jubilant pastimes of Lord Jagannātha in Narendra-sarovara.

Word meanings

sei - kāle — at that time ; mahāprabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; bhakta - gaṇa - saṅge — with His devotees ; narendre āilā — arrived at the Narendra Lake ; dekhite — to see ; jala - keli — the pastimes on the water ; raṅge — in great jubilation .

Translation

At the same time, all the devotees from Bengal arrived at the lake and had a great meeting with the Lord.

Word meanings

sei - kāle — at the same time ; āilā — arrived ; saba — all ; gauḍera bhakta - gaṇa — the devotees from Bengal ; narendrete — at the lake known as Narendra-sarovara ; prabhu - saṅge — with Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; ha - ila milana — there was a meeting .

Translation

All the devotees immediately fell at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and the Lord lifted and embraced every one of them.

Word meanings

bhakta - gaṇa — the devotees ; paḍe — fell ; āsi’ — coming ; prabhura caraṇe — at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; uṭhāñā — getting them up ; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; sabāre — all of them ; kailā āliṅgane — embraced .

Translation

The Gauḍīya-sampradāya, consisting of all the devotees from Bengal, began congregational chanting. When they met the Lord, they began to cry loudly in ecstatic love.

Word meanings

gauḍīyā - sampradāya — of the group of Vaiṣṇavas from Bengal ; saba — all ; karena kīrtana — perform congregational chanting ; prabhura milane — upon meeting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; uṭhe — rise ; premera krandana — crying in ecstatic love .

Translation

Because of the pastimes in the water, there was great jubilation on the shore, with music, singing, chanting and dancing creating a tumultuous sound.

Word meanings

jala - krīḍā — the pastimes in the water ; vādya — musical vibration ; gīta — singing ; nartana — dancing ; kīrtana — chanting ; mahā - kolāhala — tumultuous sound ; tīre — on the bank ; salile — in the water ; khelana — sporting .

Translation

Indeed, the chanting and crying of the Gauḍīyā Vaiṣṇavas mixed and created a tumultuous sound vibration that filled the entire universe.

Word meanings

gauḍīyā - saṅkīrtane — congregational chanting by the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas ; āra — and ; rodana — crying ; miliyā — mixing ; mahā - kolāhala — a great, tumultuous sound vibration ; haila — there was ; brahmāṇḍa — the universe ; bhariyā — filling .

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered the water with His devotees and began His pastimes with them in great jubilation.

Word meanings

saba bhakta — all the devotees ; lañā — taking ; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; nāmilena jale — got down in the water ; sabā lañā — taking all of them ; jala - krīḍā — activities in the water ; karena — performs ; kutūhale — in great jubilation .

Translation

In his Caitanya-maṅgala [now known as Caitanya-bhāgavata], Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has given a detailed description of the activities the Lord performed in the water.

Word meanings

prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; ei — these ; jala - krīḍā — activities in the water ; dāsa - vṛndāvana — Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura ; caitanya - maṅgale — in his book Caitanya-maṅgala, now known as Caitanya-bhāgavata ; vistāri’ — describing in detail ; kariyāchena varṇana — has narrated .

Translation

There is no use in again describing here the activities of the Lord. It would simply be repetitious and would increase the size of this book.

Word meanings

punaḥ — again ; ihāṅ — here ; varṇile — if I describe ; punaḥ - ukti haya — it will be repetition ; vyartha — useless ; likhana — writing ; haya — is ; āra — and ; grantha bāḍaya — increases the volume of the book .

Translation

After concluding His pastimes in the water, Lord Govinda returned to His residence. Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the temple, taking all His devotees with Him.

Word meanings

jala - līlā kari’ — after finishing the pastimes on the water ; govinda — Lord Jagannātha in His moving form as Govinda ; calilā ālaya — returned to His place ; nija - gaṇa — His devotees ; lañā — taking ; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; gelā — went ; deva - ālaya — to the temple .

Purport

The Deity referred to herein as Govinda is the vijaya-vigraha in the temple of Jagannātha. When there is a need to take Jagannātha somewhere, the vijaya-vigraha is taken because the body of Jagannātha is very heavy. The vijaya-vigraha in the Jagannātha temple is known as Govinda. For the pastimes in Narendra-sarovara, the vijaya-vigraha was carried there instead of Lord Jagannātha.

Translation

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to His residence after visiting the temple of Jagannātha, He asked for a large quantity of Lord Jagannātha’s prasādam, which He then distributed among His devotees so that they could eat sumptuously.

Word meanings

jagannātha dekhi’ — after seeing Lord Jagannātha ; punaḥ — again ; nija - ghare — to His residence ; āilā — returned ; prasāda — prasādam ; ānāñā — causing to be brought ; bhakta - gaṇe khāoyāilā — fed the devotees .

Translation

After talking with all the devotees for some time, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked them to occupy the individual residences in which they had lived the previous year.

Word meanings

iṣṭa - goṣṭhī — discussion of spiritual matters ; sabā lañā — taking all the devotees ; kata - kṣaṇa — for some time ; kailā — did ; nija nija — respective ; pūrva - vāsāya — to the former residences ; sabāya — all ; pāṭhāilā — He sent .

Translation

Rāghava Paṇḍita delivered the bags of eatables to Govinda, who kept them in a corner of the dining room.

Word meanings

govinda - ṭhāñi — in charge of Govinda ; rāghava — Rāghava Paṇḍita ; jhāli — the jhāli, the bags of eatables ; samarpilā — delivered ; bhojana - gṛhera — of the dining room ; koṇe — in the corner ; jhāli — the bags ; govinda — Govinda ; rākhilā — kept .

Translation

Govinda thoroughly emptied the bags from the previous year and kept them in another room to fill them with other goods.

Word meanings

pūrva - vatsarera — of the previous year ; jhāli — bags ; ājāḍa kariyā — emptying ; dravya bharibāre — to fill with goods ; rākhe — keeps ; anya gṛhe — to another room ; lañā — taking .

Translation

The next day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went with His personal devotees to see Lord Jagannātha when Lord Jagannātha arose early in the morning.

Word meanings

āra dina — the next day ; mahāprabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; nija - gaṇa lañā — accompanied by His personal devotees ; jagannātha dekhilena — saw Lord Jagannātha ; śayyā - utthāne — at the time of rising early from bed ; yāñā — going .

Translation

After seeing Lord Jagannātha, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began His all-encompassing saṅkīrtana. He formed seven groups, which then began to chant.

Word meanings

beḍā - saṅkīrtana — surrounding congregational chanting ; tāhāṅ — there ; ārambha karilā — began ; sāta - sampradāya — seven groups ; tabe — thereupon ; gāite lāgilā — began to chant .

Purport

For an explanation of the beḍā-saṅkīrtana, one may refer to Madhya-līlā, chapter eleven, verses 215-238.

Translation

In each of the seven groups was a principal dancer, such as Advaita Ācārya or Lord Nityānanda.

Word meanings

sāta - sampradāye — in the seven groups ; nṛtya kare — danced ; sāta jana — seven persons ; advaita ācārya — Advaita Ācārya ; āra — and ; prabhu - nityānanda — Lord Nityānanda .

Translation

The dancers in the other groups were Vakreśvara Paṇḍita, Acyutānanda, Paṇḍita Śrīvāsa, Satyarāja Khān and Narahari dāsa.

Word meanings

vakreśvara — Vakreśvara ; acyutānanda — Acyutānanda ; paṇḍita - śrīvāsa — Paṇḍita Śrīvāsa ; satyarāja - khāṅna — Satyarāja Khān ; āra — and ; narahari - dāsa — Narahari dāsa .

Translation

As Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu walked from one group to another inspecting them, the men in each group thought, “The Lord is within our group.”

Word meanings

sāta - sampradāye — in the seven groups ; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; karena bhramaṇa — wanders ; mora sampradāye prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is in our group ; aiche — in this way ; sabāra mana — everyone was thinking .

Translation

The congregational chanting made a tumultuous roar that filled the sky. All the inhabitants of Jagannātha Purī came to see the kīrtana.

Word meanings

saṅkīrtana - kolāhale — tumultuous roaring of congregational chanting ; ākāśa bhedila — filled the sky ; saba — all ; jagannātha - vāsī — the inhabitants of Jagannātha Purī ; dekhite āila — came to see .

Translation

Accompanied by his personal staff, the King also came there and watched from a distance, and all the queens watched from the elevated parts of the palace.

Word meanings

rājā — the King ; āsi’ — coming ; dūre — from a distant place ; dekhe — sees ; nija - gaṇa lañā — accompanied by his personal staff ; rāja - patnī — the queens ; saba — all ; dekhe — see ; aṭṭālī caḍiyā — going up high in the palace .

Translation

Due to the forceful vibration of kīrtana, the entire world began trembling. When everyone chanted the holy name, they made a tumultuous sound.

Word meanings

kīrtana - āṭope — by the force of congregational chanting ; pṛthivī — the whole world ; kare ṭalamala — trembles ; hari - dhvani kare — chanted the transcendental sound Hari ; loka — people in general ; haila — there was ; kolāhala — a tumultuous sound .

Translation

In this way the Lord had congregational chanting performed for some time, and then He Himself desired to dance.

Word meanings

ei - mata — in this way ; kata - kṣaṇa — for some time ; karāilā kīrtana — caused kīrtana to be performed ; āpane — personally ; nācite — to dance ; tabe — then ; prabhura haila mana — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu desired .

Translation

The seven groups began chanting and beating their drums in seven directions, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began dancing in the center in great ecstatic love.

Word meanings

sāta - dike — in seven directions ; sāta - sampradāya — the seven groups ; gāya — chant ; bājāya — play on the mṛdaṅga ; madhye — in the center ; mahā - premāveśe — in great ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa ; nāce — dances ; gaura - rāya — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu .

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remembered a line in the Orissan language and ordered Svarūpa Dāmodara to sing it.

Word meanings

uḍiyā - pada — a line of a song in the language of Orissa ; mahāprabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; mane — in the mind ; smṛti haila — was remembered ; svarūpere — unto Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī ; sei pada — that special line ; gāite — to sing ; ājñā dila — ordered .

Translation

“Let my head fall at the feet of Jagannātha in the kīrtana hall known as Jagamohana.”

Word meanings

jagamohana — the kīrtana hall known as Jagamohana ; pari — in ; muṇḍā — my head ; yāu — let it be offered .

Translation

Simply because of this line, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was dancing in greatly ecstatic love. People all around Him floated in the water of His tears.

Word meanings

ei pade — by this line ; nṛtya karena — dances ; parama - āveśe — in great ecstatic love ; saba - loka — all people ; cau - dike — in all four directions ; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; prema - jale — in tears of love ; bhāse — float .

Translation

Raising His two arms, the Lord said, “Chant! Chant!” Floating in transcendental bliss, the people responded by chanting the holy name of Hari.

Word meanings

bol — chant ; bol — chant ; balena — said ; prabhu — the Lord ; śrī - bāhu — His transcendental arms ; tuliyā — raising ; hari - dhvani kare — chanted the holy name Hari ; loka — people ; ānande bhāsiyā — floating in transcendental bliss .

Translation

The Lord fell to the ground unconscious, not even breathing. Then suddenly He stood up, making a loud sound.

Word meanings

prabhu — the Lord ; paḍi’ — falling down ; mūrchā yāya — became unconscious ; śvāsa nāhi — there was no breathing ; āra — and ; ācambite — suddenly ; uṭhe — stands up ; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; kariyā huṅkāra — making a loud sound .

Translation

The hairs on His body constantly stood up like the thorns on a śimula tree. Sometimes His body was swollen and sometimes lean and thin.

Word meanings

sa - ghana — constant ; pulaka — standing of the hairs of the body ; yena — like ; śimulera taru — the śimula tree ; kabhu — sometimes ; praphullita — swollen ; aṅga — body ; kabhu — sometimes ; haya — is ; saru — lean and thin .

Translation

He bled and perspired from every pore of His body. His voice faltered. Unable to say the line properly, He uttered only “jaja gaga pari mumu.”

Word meanings

prati roma - kūpe — in every hole of the hair ; haya — there was ; prasveda — perspiration ; rakta - udgama — a profusion of blood ; jaja gaga pari mumu — the sounds “jaja gaga pari mumu” ; gadgada — faltering ; vacana — words .

Translation

All His teeth shook, as if each was separate from the others. Indeed, they seemed about to fall to the ground.

Word meanings

eka eka — each and every ; danta — tooth ; yena — as if ; pṛthak pṛthak — separately ; naḍe — shakes ; aiche — like that ; naḍe — shake ; danta — the teeth ; yena — as if ; bhūme — on the ground ; khasi’ — becoming loose ; paḍe — fall .

Translation

His transcendental bliss increased at every moment. Therefore even by midafternoon the dancing had not ended.

Word meanings

kṣaṇe kṣaṇe — at every moment ; bāḍe — increases ; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; ānanda - āveśa — transcendental bliss ; tṛtīya prahara — midafternoon ; ha - ila — there was ; nṛtya — the dancing ; nahe śeṣa — did not end .

Translation

The ocean of transcendental bliss overflowed, and everyone present forgot his body, mind and home.

Word meanings

saba lokera — of every person ; uthalila — overflowed ; ānanda - sāgara — the ocean of transcendental bliss ; saba loka — every person ; pāsarila — forgot ; deha — body ; ātma — mind ; ghara — home .

Translation

Then Lord Nityānanda found a way to end the kīrtana. He gradually stopped all the chanters.

Word meanings

tabe — at that time ; nityānanda — Lord Nityānanda ; prabhu — the Lord ; sṛjilā upāya — made a device ; krame - krame — by and by ; kīrtanīyā — the chanters ; rākhila — stopped ; sabāya — all .

Translation

Thus only one group continued chanting with Svarūpa Dāmodara, and they chanted very softly.

Word meanings

svarūpera saṅge — with Svarūpa Dāmodara ; mātra — only ; eka — one ; sampradāya — group ; svarūpera saṅge — with Svarūpa Dāmodara ; seha — they ; manda - svara — very softly ; gāya — chanted .

Translation

When there was no longer a tumultuous sound, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to external consciousness. Then Nityānanda Prabhu informed Him of the fatigue of the chanters and dancers.

Word meanings

kolāhala — tumultuous sound ; nāhi — there was not ; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; kichu — some ; bāhya — external consciousness ; haila — there was ; tabe — at that time ; nityānanda — Lord Nityānanda ; sabāra — of all of them ; śrama — fatigue ; jānāila — informed .

Translation

Understanding the fatigue of the devotees, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stopped the congregational chanting. Then He bathed in the sea, accompanied by them all.

Word meanings

bhakta - śrama — the fatigue of the devotees ; jāni’ — understanding ; kailā — performed ; kīrtana samāpana — ending the chanting ; sabā lañā āsi’ — accompanied by all of them ; kailā — did ; samudre — in the sea ; snapana — bathing .

Translation

Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took prasādam with all of them and then asked them to return to their dwellings and take rest.

Word meanings

saba lañā — with all of them ; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; kailā — performed ; prasāda bhojana — taking prasādam ; sabāre — to everyone ; vidāya dilā — bade farewell ; karite śayana — to take rest .

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lay down at the door of the Gambhīrā, and Govinda came there to massage His legs.

Word meanings

gambhīrāra dvāre — at the door of the Gambhīrā, the small room within the room ; karena — does ; āpane — personally ; śayana — lying down ; govinda — His personal servant Govinda ; āsiyā — coming ; kare — performs ; pāda - samvāhana — massaging the legs .

Translation

It was a steady, long-standing rule that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would lie down to rest after lunch and Govinda would come to massage His legs. Then Govinda would honor the remnants of food left by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Word meanings

sarva - kāla — all the time ; āche — there is ; ei — this ; su - dṛḍha — hard-and-fast ; niyama — regulation ; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; yadi — when ; prasāda pāñā — after taking His meals ; karena śayana — lies down ; govinda — Govinda ; āsiyā — coming ; kare — performs ; pāda - samvāhana — massaging the legs ; tabe — thereafter ; yāi’ — going ; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; śeṣa — the remnants of food ; karena bhojana — eats .

Translation

This time when the Lord lay down, He occupied the entire doorway. Govinda could not enter the room, and therefore he made the following request.

Word meanings

saba dvāra — the whole door ; yuḍi’ — occupying the space of ; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; kariyāchena śayana — was lying down ; bhitare — within ; yāite nāre — could not go ; govinda — Govinda ; kare nivedana — he requested .

Translation

Govinda said, “Kindly turn on one side. Let me pass to enter the room.”

Word meanings

eka - pāśa hao — kindly turn on one side ; more — me ; deha’ — allow ; bhitara — within ; yāite — to go ; prabhu kahe — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied ; śakti — strength ; nāhi — there is not ; aṅga cālāite — to move My body .

Purport

However, the Lord replied, “I don’t have the strength to move My body.”

Translation

Govinda made his request again and again, but the Lord replied, “I cannot move My body.”

Word meanings

bāra bāra — again and again ; govinda — Govinda ; kahe — requests ; eka - dik ha - ite — to turn on one side ; prabhu kahe — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied ; aṅga — My body ; āmi — I ; nāri cālāite — cannot move .

Translation

Govinda repeatedly requested, “I want to massage Your legs.”

Word meanings

govinda kahe — Govinda said ; karite — to do ; cāhi — I want ; pāda - samvāhana — massaging Your legs ; prabhu kahe — the Lord replied ; kara — do ; vā — or ; nā kara — do not do ; yei — whatever ; laya tomāra mana — you decide .

Purport

But the Lord said, “Do it or don’t do it. It depends upon your mind.”

Translation

Then Govinda spread the Lord’s wrapper His body and in this way entered the room by crossing over the Lord.

Word meanings

tabe — then ; govinda — Govinda ; bahirvāsa — outward wrapper ; tāṅra upare — over Him ; diyā — spreading ; bhitara - ghare — within the room ; gelā — went ; mahāprabhure laṅghiyā — crossing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu .

Translation

Govinda massaged the Lord’s legs as usual. He pressed the Lord’s waist and back very softly, and thus all the Lord’s fatigue went away.

Word meanings

pāda - samvāhana — massaging of the legs ; kaila — he performed ; kaṭi — waist ; pṛṣṭha — back ; cāpila — pressed ; madhūra - mardane — by mild pressing ; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; pariśrama — fatigue ; gela — went away .

Translation

As Govinda stroked His body, the Lord slept very nicely for about forty-five minutes, and then His sleep broke.

Word meanings

sukhe — very nicely ; nidrā haila prabhura — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu slept ; govinda — Govinda ; cāpe aṅga — pressed the body ; daṇḍa - dui ba - i — after about forty-five minutes ; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; hailā — there was ; nidrā - bhaṅga — breaking of sleep .

Translation

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw Govinda sitting by His side, He was somewhat angry. “Why have you been sitting here for so long today?” the Lord asked.

Word meanings

govinde dekhiyā — seeing Govinda ; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; bale — said ; kruddha hañā — in an angry mood ; āji — today ; kene — why ; eta - kṣaṇa — for so long ; āchis — have you been ; vasiyā — sitting .

Translation

“Why didn’t you go to take your meal after I fell asleep?” the Lord asked.

Word meanings

mora nidrā haile — when I fell asleep ; kene — why ; nā gelā — did you not go ; prasāda khāite — to take your meal ; govinda kahe — Govinda said ; dvāre — the door ; śuilā — You were blocking ; yāite — to go ; nāhi pathe — there is no passage .

Purport

Govinda replied, “You were lying down, blocking the door, and there was no way to go.”

Translation

The Lord asked, “How did you enter the room? Why didn’t you go out to take your lunch in the same way?”

Word meanings

prabhu kahe — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said ; bhitare — inside ; tabe — then ; āilā — you came ; kemane — how ; taiche — in the same way ; kene — why ; prasāda laite — to take prasādam ; nā kailā gamane — did you not go .

Translation

Govinda mentally replied, “My duty is to serve, even if I have to commit offenses or go to hell.

Word meanings

govinda kahe — Govinda said ; mane — within his mind ; āmāra sevā — my service ; se niyama — that is the regulation ; aparādha ha - uka — let there be offenses ; kibā — or ; narake — to hell ; gamana — going .

Translation

“I would not mind committing hundreds and thousands of offenses for the service of the Lord, but I greatly fear committing even a glimpse of an offense for my own self.”

Word meanings

sevā lāgi’ — for the matter of service ; koṭi aparādha — ten million offenses ; nāhi gaṇi — I do not care for ; sva - nimitta — for my personal self ; aparādha - ābhāse — by a glimpse of an offense ; bhaya māni — I am afraid .

Translation

Thinking in this way, Govinda kept silent. He did not reply to the Lord’s inquiry.

Word meanings

eta saba — all this ; mane kari’ — thinking ; govinda rahilā — Govinda kept silent ; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; ye — what ; puchilā — inquired ; tāra — of that ; uttara — reply ; nā dilā — did not give .

Translation

It was Govinda’s practice to go take lunch when the Lord was asleep. On that day, however, seeing the Lord’s weariness, Govinda continued massaging His body.

Word meanings

prati - aha — daily ; prabhura nidrāya — when the Lord was asleep ; yāna — he goes ; prasāda la - ite — to accept his lunch ; se divasera — of that day ; śrama — the weariness ; dekhi’ — seeing ; lāgilā cāpite — began to press .

Translation

There was no way to go. How could he leave? When he thought of crossing over the Lord’s body, he considered it a great offense.

Word meanings

yāiteha — to go ; patha nāhi — there was no passage ; yāibe kemane — how would he go away ; mahā - aparādha — a great offense ; haya — there would be ; prabhura laṅghane — to cross over the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu .

Translation

These are some of the finer points of etiquette in devotional service. Only one who has received the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu can understand these principles.

Word meanings

ei saba — all these ; haya — are ; bhakti - śāstra — of the system of devotional service ; sūkṣma marma — finer principles ; caitanyera kṛpāya — by the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; jāne — one can understand ; ei saba — all these ; dharma — principles of devotional service .

Purport

Karmīs, fruitive workers, cannot understand the finer conclusions of devotional service because they accept only its ritualistic value but do not understand how devotional service satisfies the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The karmīs view the formalities as a means of advancing in religion, economic development, sensual satisfaction and liberation. Although these are only material results of following religious principles, the karmīs consider them everything. Such ritualistic activities are called karma. Karmīs who adopt devotional service very loosely and who therefore remain on the platform of material activities are called prākṛta-sahajiyās. They cannot understand how pure devotional service is rendered in parental and conjugal love, for this can be understood only by the special mercy bestowed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu upon pure devotees.

Translation

The Lord is very interested in manifesting the exalted qualities of His devotees, and that is why He engineered this incident.

Word meanings

bhakta - guṇa — the attributes of the devotee ; prakāśite — to manifest ; prabhu — the Lord ; baḍa raṅgī — very interested ; ei saba — all these ; prakāśite — to manifest ; kailā — He performed ; eta — such ; bhaṅgī — incident .

Translation

Thus I have briefly described Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dancing in the hall of the Jagannātha temple. The servants of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sing about this dancing even now.

Word meanings

saṅkṣepe — in brief ; kahiluṅ — I have described ; ei — this ; pari - muṇḍā - nṛtya — dancing in the dancing hall of Jagannātha’s temple ; adyāpiha — even up to the present day ; gāya — sing about ; yāhā — which ; caitanyera bhṛtya — the servants of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu .

Translation

Accompanied by His personal associates, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu washed and swept the Guṇḍicā temple, cleansing it as usual.

Word meanings

ei - mata — in this way ; mahāprabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; lañā nija - gaṇa — accompanied by His personal associates ; guṇḍicā - gṛhera — of the Guṇḍicā temple ; kailā — performed ; kṣālana — washing ; mārjana — cleansing .

Translation

The Lord danced and chanted and then enjoyed a picnic in the garden as He had done before.

Word meanings

pūrva - vat — as previously ; kailā — performed ; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; kīrtana — chanting ; nartana — dancing ; pūrva - vat — as previously ; ṭoṭāya — in the garden ; kailā — performed ; vanya - bhojana — taking a picnic .

Translation

As previously, He danced in front of the Jagannātha car and observed the festival of Herā-pañcamī.

Word meanings

pūrva - vat — as previously ; ratha - āge — in front of the car ; karilā nartana — performed dancing ; herā - pañcamī - yātrā — the festival of Herā-pañcamī ; kailā daraśana — He saw .

Translation

All the devotees from Bengal stayed in Jagannātha Purī for the four months of the rainy season and observed many other ceremonies, such as the anniversary of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s birth.

Word meanings

cāri - māsa — for four months ; varṣāya — of the rainy season ; rahilā — stayed ; saba bhakta - gaṇa — all the devotees ; janmāṣṭamī ādi yātrā — festivals like Lord Kṛṣṇa’s birth ceremony ; kailā daraśana — observed .

Translation

Formerly, when all the devotees had arrived from Bengal, they all desired to give Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu something to eat.

Word meanings

pūrve — formerly ; yadi — when ; gauḍa ha - ite — from Bengal ; bhakta - gaṇa āila — the devotees arrived ; prabhure — to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; kichu — something ; khāoyāite — to feed ; sabāra icchā haila — everyone desired .

Translation

Each devotee would bring a certain type of prasādam. He would entrust it to Govinda and request him, “Please arrange that the Lord will surely eat this prasādam.”

Word meanings

keha — someone ; kona prasāda — some variety of prasādam ; āni’ — bringing ; deya — delivers ; govinda - ṭhāñi — to Govinda ; ihā — this ; yena — that ; avaśya — certainly ; bhakṣaṇa karena — eats ; gosāñi — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu .

Translation

Some brought paiḍa [a coconut preparation], some brought sweetballs, and some brought cakes and sweet rice. The prasādam was of different varieties, all very costly.

Word meanings

keha — someone ; paiḍa — a coconut preparation ; keha — someone ; nāḍu — sweetballs ; keha — someone ; piṭhā — cakes ; pānā — sweet rice ; bahu - mūlya — costly ; uttama - prasāda — very palatable food ; prakāra yāra nānā — of different varieties .

Translation

Govinda would present the prasādam and say to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “This has been given by such-and-such devotee.” The Lord, however, would not actually eat it. He would simply say, “Keep it in storage.”

Word meanings

amuk — such and such devotee ; ei — this ; diyāche — has given ; govinda — Govinda ; kare nivedana — informs ; dhari’ rākha — please keep them ; bali’ — saying ; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; nā karena bhakṣaṇa — does not eat .

Translation

Govinda kept accumulating the food, and soon it filled a corner of the room. There was quite enough to feed at least a hundred people.

Word meanings

dharite dharite — keeping and keeping ; gharera — of the room ; bharila — filled up ; eka koṇa — one corner ; śata - janera — of one hundred people ; bhakṣya — sufficient for feeding ; yata — all ; haila — there was ; sañcayana — accumulation .

Translation

All the devotees asked Govinda with great eagerness, “Have you given Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu the prasādam brought by me?”

Word meanings

govindere — unto Govinda ; sabe — all the devotees ; puche — inquired ; kariyā yatana — with great eagerness ; āmā - datta prasāda — the prasādam given by me ; prabhure — unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; ki karāilā bhakṣaṇa — have you given for eating .

Translation

When the devotees questioned Govinda, he had to tell them lies. Therefore one day he spoke to the Lord in disappointment.

Word meanings

kāhāṅ — to someone ; kichu — something ; kahi’ — saying ; govinda — Govinda ; kare vañcana — told lies ; āra dina — one day ; prabhure — unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; kahe — said ; nirveda - vacana — a statement of disappointment .

Translation

“Many respectable devotees, headed by Advaita Ācārya, make a great endeavor to entrust me with varieties of food for You.

Word meanings

ācārya - ādi — headed by Advaita Ācārya ; mahāśaya — respectable gentlemen ; kariyā yatane — with great endeavor ; tomāre khāoyāite — to feed You ; vastu dena — deliver varieties of food ; mora sthāne — to me .

Translation

“You do not eat it, but they ask me again and again. How long shall I go on cheating them? How shall I be freed from this responsibility?”

Word meanings

tumi — You ; se — that ; nā khāo — do not eat ; tāṅrā — they ; puche — inquire ; bāra bāra — again and again ; kata vañcanā karimu — how long shall I cheat ; kemane — how ; āmāra — my ; nistāra — deliverance .

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “Why are you so foolishly unhappy? Bring here to Me whatever they have given you.”

Word meanings

prabhu kahe — the Lord replied ; ādi - vasyā — you who have been residing with Me for a very long time ; duḥkha kāṅhe māne — why are you unhappy about this ; kebā ki diyāche — whatever they have delivered ; tāhā — all that ; ānaha ekhāne — bring here .

Purport

Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura explains that the word ādi-vasyā refers to one who has been living with another for a very long time. Govinda was addressed as ādi-vasyā because he had been living with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for a very long time, whereas other devotees, who were mostly new, would come and go. In effect, the Lord told Govinda, “Since you have been living with Me for a long time, you should not be foolishly disappointed in this situation. Bring all the food to Me, and you will see that I can eat it.”

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sat down to eat. Then Govinda offered Him the preparations one after another, and as he did so he spoke the name of the person who had given each one.

Word meanings

eta bali’ — saying this ; mahāprabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; vasilā bhojane — sat down for eating ; nāma — the name ; dhari’ dhari’ — speaking ; govinda — Govinda ; kare nivedane — offers .

Translation

“These preparations — paiḍa, sweet rice, cakes made with cream, and also amṛta-guṭikā, maṇḍā and a pot of camphor — have been given by Advaita Ācārya.

Word meanings

ācāryera — of Advaita Ācārya ; ei — these ; paiḍa — coconut preparation ; pānā — sweet rice ; sara - pūpī — cakes made with cream ; ei — these ; amṛta - guṭikā — sweetballs ; maṇḍā — a type of round sweetmeat ; karpūra - kūpī — a pot of camphor .

Translation

“Next there are varieties of food — cakes, cream, amṛta-maṇḍā and padmacini — given by Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita.

Word meanings

śrīvāsa - paṇḍitera — of Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita ; ei — these ; aneka prakāra — many varieties ; piṭhā — cakes ; pānā — cream ; amṛta - maṇḍā — another type of sweetball ; padma - cini — padma-cini ; āra — and .

Translation

“All these are gifts of Ācāryaratna, and these varieties of gifts are from Ācāryanidhi.

Word meanings

ācāryaratnera — of Candraśekhara ; ei — these ; saba — all ; upahāra — presentations ; ācāryanidhira — of Ācāryanidhi ; ei — these ; aneka prakāra — of different varieties .

Translation

“And all these varieties of food have been given by Vāsudeva Datta, Murāri Gupta and Buddhimanta Khān.

Word meanings

vāsudeva - dattera — of Vāsudeva Datta ; ei — these ; murāri - guptera — of Murāri Gupta ; āra — and ; buddhimanta - khāṅnera — of Buddhimanta Khān ; ei — these ; vividha prakāra — of different varieties .

Translation

“These are gifts given by Śrīmān Sena, Śrīmān Paṇḍita and Nandana Ācārya. Please eat them all.

Word meanings

śrīmān - sena — Śrīmān Sena ; śrīmān - paṇḍita — Śrīmān Paṇḍita ; ācāryanandana — Nandana Ācārya ; tāṅ - sabāra — of all of them ; datta — given ; ei — these ; karaha bhojana — please eat .

Translation

“Here are the preparations made by the inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma, and these have been made by the inhabitants of Khaṇḍa.”

Word meanings

kulīna - grāmera — of the residents of Kulīna-grāma ; ei — these ; āge — before ; dekha — see ; yata — all ; khaṇḍa - vāsī lokera — of the residents of Khaṇḍa ; ei — these ; dekha — see ; tata — so many .

Translation

In this way, Govinda gave everyone’s name as he put the food before the Lord. Being very satisfied, the Lord began to eat it all.

Word meanings

aiche — in this way ; sabāra nāma — everyone’s name ; lañā — taking ; prabhura āge — before the Lord ; dhare — he places ; santuṣṭa hañā — being very satisfied ; prabhu — the Lord ; saba — all ; bhojana kare — began to eat .

Translation

The hard sweets made of coconut (mukutā nārikela), the sweetballs, the many kinds of sweet drinks and all the other preparations were at least a month old, but although they were old, they had not become tasteless or stale. Indeed, they had all stayed fresh. That is the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Word meanings

yadyapi — although ; māsekera — one month ; vāsi — remaining ; mukutā nārikela — a very hard sweet preparation of coconut ; amṛta - guṭikā — amṛta-guṭikā sweetballs ; ādi — etc. ; pānā — sweet drinks ; ādi — and so on ; sakala — all ; tathāpi — still ; nūtana - prāya — as if fresh ; saba dravyera — of every preparation ; svāda — the taste ; vāsi — stale ; visvāda — tasteless ; nahe — were not ; sei — that ; prabhura prasāda — the mercy of the Lord .

Translation

Within a very short time, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ate enough for a hundred people. Then He asked Govinda, “Is there anything more left?”

Word meanings

śata - janera — of one hundred persons ; bhakṣya — eatables ; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; daṇḍeke khāilā — ate within twenty-four minutes ; āra kichu āche — is there anything more ; bali’ — saying ; govinde — unto Govinda ; puchilā — inquired .

Translation

Govinda replied, “Now there are only the bags of Rāghava.”

Word meanings

govinda bale — Govinda replied ; rāghavera jhāli — the bags given by Rāghava ; mātra — only ; āche — there is ; prabhu kahe — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said ; āji — today ; rahu — let remain ; tāhā — that ; dekhimu — I shall see ; pāche — later .

Purport

The Lord said, “Let them remain today. I shall see them later.”

Translation

The next day, while taking His lunch in a secluded place, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu opened the bags of Rāghava and inspected their contents one after another.

Word meanings

āra dina — the next day ; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; yadi — when ; nibhṛte — in a secluded place ; bhojana kailā — took His lunch ; rāghavera — of Rāghava Paṇḍita ; jhāli — the bags ; khuli’ — opening ; sakala dekhilā — saw everything .

Translation

He tasted a little of everything they contained and praised it all for its flavor and aroma.

Word meanings

saba dravyera — of all the articles ; kichu kichu — something ; upayoga kailā — used ; svādu — tasteful ; su - gandhi — aromatic ; dekhi’ — seeing ; bahu — very much ; praśaṁsilā — He praised .

Translation

All the varieties of the remaining prasādam were kept to eat throughout the year. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ate His lunch, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī would serve it little by little.

Word meanings

vatsareka — one year ; tare — for ; āra — balance ; rākhilā dhariyā — kept in stock ; bhojana - kāle — at the time of lunch ; svarūpa — Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī ; pariveśe — administered ; khasāñā — taking out little by little .

Translation

Sometimes Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would take some of it at night. The Lord certainly enjoys preparations made with faith and love by His devotees.

Word meanings

kabhu — sometimes ; rātri - kāle — at night ; kichu — some ; karena upayoga — used ; bhaktera — of the devotees ; śraddhāra — with faith and love ; dravya — preparations ; avaśya — certainly ; karena upabhoga — enjoys .

Purport

Kṛṣṇa is very pleased with His devotees and their offerings. Therefore in the Bhagavad-gītā (9.26) the Lord says:

patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ

“If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.” Herein also we find that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted all this food because it had been offered by His devotees. Sometimes He would eat it during lunch and sometimes at night, but He would always think that since His devotees had offered it with great love and affection, He must eat it.

Translation

Thus Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spent the entire period of Cāturmāsya [the four months of the rainy season] in the happiness of discussing topics of Kṛṣṇa with His devotees.

Word meanings

ei - mata — in this way ; mahāprabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; bhakta - gaṇa - saṅge — with His personal devotees ; cāturmāsya goṅāilā — passed the four months of the rainy season ; kṛṣṇa - kathā - raṅge — in the happiness of discussing topics about Kṛṣṇa .

Translation

From time to time, Advaita Ācārya and others would invite Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for home-cooked rice and varieties of vegetables.

Word meanings

madhye madhye — at intervals ; ācārya - ādi — Advaita Ācārya and others ; kare nimantraṇa — invite ; ghare — at home ; bhāta — rice ; rāndhe — cook ; āra — and ; vividha vyañjana — varieties of vegetables .

Translation

They offered pungent preparations made with black pepper, sweet-and-sour preparations, ginger, salty preparations, limes, milk, yogurt, sugar candy, two or four kinds of spinach, soup made with bitter melon, eggplant mixed with nimba leaves, and fried paṭola.

Word meanings

maricera jhāla — a pungent preparation with black pepper ; āra — as well as ; madhurāmla — a sweet-and-sour preparation ; āra — also ; ādā — ginger ; lavaṇa — salted preparations ; lembu — lime ; dugdha — milk ; dadhi — yogurt ; khaṇḍa - sāra — sugar candy ; śāka dui - cāri — spinach of two to four kinds ; āra — and ; sukutāra jhola — a soup made of bitter melon ; nimba - vārtākī — eggplant mixed with nimba leaves ; āra — and ; bhṛṣṭa - paṭola — fried paṭola. .

Translation

They also offered phula-baḍī, liquid mung dhal and many vegetables, all cooked according to the Lord’s taste.

Word meanings

bhṛṣṭa — fried ; phula - baḍī — a hot dhal preparation ; āra — and ; mudga - ḍāli - sūpa — a liquid preparation made from mung dhal ; vividha vyañjana — varieties of vegetables ; rāndhe — used to cook ; prabhura ruci - anurūpa — very tasteful for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu .

Translation

They would mix these preparations with the remnants of food from Lord Jagannātha. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the invitations, He went sometimes alone and sometimes with His associates.

Word meanings

jagannāthera — of Lord Jagannātha ; prasāda — remnants of food ; āne — bring ; karite miśrita — mixing ; kāhāṅ — somewhere ; ekā yāyena — goes alone ; kāhāṅ — somewhere ; gaṇera sahita — with associates .

Translation

Devotees like Ācāryaratna, Ācāryanidhi, Nandana Ācārya, Rāghava Paṇḍita and Śrīvāsa were all of the brāhmaṇa caste.

Word meanings

ācāryaratna — Ācāryaratna ; ācāryanidhi — Ācāryanidhi ; nandana — Nandana Ācārya ; rāghava — Rāghava Paṇḍita ; śrīvāsa - ādi — headed by Śrīvāsa ; yata bhakta — all devotees ; vipra saba — all brāhmaṇas. .

Translation

They would extend invitations to the Lord. Vāsudeva Datta, Gadādhara dāsa, Murāri Gupta, the inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma and Khaṇḍa and many other devotees who were not brāhmaṇas by caste would purchase food offered to Lord Jagannātha and then extend invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Word meanings

ei - mata — like this ; nimantraṇa — invitation ; karena — execute ; yatna kari — with devotion ; vāsudeva — Vāsudeva ; gadādhara - dāsa — Gadādhara dāsa ; gupta - murāri — Murāri Gupta ; kulīna - grāmī — the inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma ; khaṇḍa - vāsī — the inhabitants of Khaṇḍa ; āra — and ; yata jana — many other persons ; jagannāthera prasāda — remnants of the food of Jagannātha ; āni’ — bringing ; kare nimantraṇa — invite .

Purport

The inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma, such as Satyarāja Khān and Rāmānanda Vasu, were not brāhmaṇas by caste, nor were the inhabitants of Khaṇḍa, such as Mukunda dāsa, Narahari dāsa and Raghunandana. Therefore they would purchase prasādam from the market where the remnants of Lord Jagannātha’s food was sold and then extend invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, whereas Ācāryaratna, Ācāryanidhi and others who were brāhmaṇas by caste would cook at home when they invited the Lord. Caitanya Mahāprabhu observed the etiquette then current in society by accepting only prasādam cooked by members of the brāhmaṇa caste, but on principle He accepted invitations from His devotees, regardless of whether they were brāhmaṇas by caste.

Translation

Now hear about the invitation Śivānanda Sena extended to the Lord. His eldest son was named Caitanya dāsa.

Word meanings

śivānanda - senera — of Śivānanda Sena ; śuna — hear ; nimantraṇa - ākhyāna — the story of the invitation ; śivānandera — of Śivānanda Sena ; baḍa - putrera — of the eldest son ; caitanya - dāsa nāma — the name is Caitanya dāsa .

Translation

When Śivānanda brought his son, Caitanya dāsa, to be introduced to the Lord, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu inquired about his name.

Word meanings

prabhure milāite — to introduce to the Lord ; tāṅre — him, Caitanya dāsa ; saṅgei — along ; ānilā — brought ; milāile — when he introduced him ; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; tāṅra — his ; nāma — name ; ta’ — thereupon ; puchilā — inquired .

Translation

When the Lord heard that his name was Caitanya dāsa, He said, “What kind of name have you given him? It is very difficult to understand.”

Word meanings

caitanya - dāsa — Caitanya dāsa ; nāma — name ; śuni’ — hearing ; kahe gaura - rāya — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said ; kibā — what ; nāma — name ; dharāñācha — you have given ; bujhana nā yāya — it cannot be understood .

Translation

Śivānanda Sena replied, “He has kept the name that appeared to me from within.” Then he invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for lunch.

Word meanings

sena kahe — Śivānanda Sena replied ; ye jāniluṅ — whatever I know ; sei nāma — that name ; dharila — he has kept ; eta bali’ — saying this ; mahāprabhure — unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; nimantraṇa kaila — gave an invitation .

Translation

Śivānanda Sena had bought very costly remnants of Lord Jagannātha’s food. He brought it in and offered it to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who sat down to accept the prasādam with His associates.

Word meanings

jagannāthera — of Lord Jagannātha ; bahu - mūlya — very costly ; prasāda — remnants of food ; ānāilā — brought ; bhakta - gaṇe — the devotees ; lañā — taking along ; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; bhojane vasilā — sat down to accept prasādam. .

Translation

Because of Śivānanda Sena’s glories, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ate all kinds of prasādam to honor his request. However, the Lord ate more than necessary, and therefore His mind was dissatisfied.

Word meanings

śivānandera — of Śivānanda Sena ; gaurave — out of honor ; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; karilā bhojana — ate ; ati - guru - bhojane — because of eating too much ; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; prasanna nahe mana — the mind was not satisfied .

Translation

The next day, Caitanya dāsa, the son of Śivānanda Sena, extended an invitation to the Lord. He could understand the Lord’s mind, however, and therefore he arranged for a different kind of food.

Word meanings

āra dina — next day ; caitanya - dāsa — the son of Śivānanda Sena ; kailā nimantraṇa — invited ; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; abhīṣṭa — desire ; bujhi’ — understanding ; ānilā vyañjana — bought different vegetables .

Translation

He offered yogurt, limes, ginger, soft baḍā and salt. Seeing all these arrangements, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very pleased.

Word meanings

dadhi — yogurt ; lembu — lime ; ādā — ginger ; āra — and ; phula - baḍā — soft cake made of dhal ; lavaṇa — salt ; sāmagrī dekhiyā — seeing these ingredients ; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; prasanna — satisfied ; haila — became ; mana — the mind .

Purport

By the grace of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Caitanya dāsa understood the Lord’s mind. Therefore he arranged for food that would counteract the heavy meal the Lord had eaten the previous day.

Later in life, Caitanya dāsa became a very learned Sanskrit scholar and wrote many books. Among these books, his commentary on Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta is very famous. There is another book called Caitanya-caritāmṛta, which is a work of Sanskrit poetry. It is said that this was also composed by him.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “This boy knows My mind. Therefore I am very satisfied to accept his invitation.”

Word meanings

prabhu kahe — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said ; ei bālaka — this boy ; āmāra mata — My mind ; jāne — can understand ; santuṣṭa ha - ilāṅ — am very satisfied ; āmi — I ; ihāra nimantraṇe — by his invitation .

Translation

After saying this, the Lord ate the rice mixed with yogurt and offered Caitanya dāsa the remnants of His food.

Word meanings

eta bali’ — saying this ; dadhi - bhāta — yogurt with rice ; karilā bhojana — ate ; caitanya - dāsere — unto Caitanya dāsa ; dilā — He offered ; ucchiṣṭa - bhājana — the remnants of His food .

Translation

The four months of Cāturmāsya passed in this manner, with the Lord accepting invitations from His devotees. Because of a heavy schedule of invitations, however, some of the Vaiṣṇavas could not get an open day on which to invite the Lord.

Word meanings

cāri - māsa — for four months ; ei - mata — in this way ; nimantraṇe yāya — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepts His invitations ; kona kona vaiṣṇava — some of the Vaiṣṇava devotees ; divasa — day ; nāhi pāya — could not get .

Translation

Every month Gadādhara Paṇḍita and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had fixed dates on which Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would accept their invitations.

Word meanings

gadādhara - paṇḍita — Paṇḍita Gadādhara ; bhaṭṭācārya sārvabhauma — Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya ; iṅhā sabāra — of all these persons ; āche — there is ; bhikṣāra — for accepting invitations ; divasa - niyama — a fixed date in every month .

Translation

Gopīnātha Ācārya, Jagadānanda, Kāśīśvara, Bhagavān, Rāmabhadra Ācārya, Śaṅkara and Vakreśvara, who were all brāhmaṇas, extended invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and offered Him food cooked at home, whereas other devotees would pay two paṇas of small conchshells to purchase Jagannātha’s prasādam and then invite the Lord.

Word meanings

gopīnātha - ācārya — Gopīnātha Ācārya ; jagadānanda — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita ; kāśīśvara — Kāśīśvara ; bhagavān — Bhagavān ; rāmabhadra - ācārya — Rāmabhadra Ācārya ; śaṅkara — Śaṅkara ; vakreśvara — Vakreśvara ; madhye madhye — at intervals ; ghara - bhāte — with rice at home ; kare nimantraṇa — invite ; anyera nimantraṇa — for others’ invitations ; prasāde — prasādam ; kauḍi dui - paṇa — two paṇas of conchshells (160 conchshells) .

Translation

At first the cost of Jagannātha prasādam for an invitation was four paṇas of conchshells, but when Rāmacandra Purī was there, the price was cut in half.

Word meanings

prathame — in the beginning ; āchila — it was ; nirbandha — fixed ; kauḍi cāri - paṇa — four paṇas of conchshells ; rāmacandra - purī - bhaye — because of the restriction of Rāmacandra Purī ; ghāṭāilā — decreased ; nimantraṇa — the price of an invitation .

Translation

The devotees who came from Bengal stayed with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for four consecutive months, and then the Lord bade them farewell. After the Bengali devotees departed, the devotees who were the Lord’s constant companions at Jagannātha Purī stayed with the Lord.

Word meanings

cāri - māsa rahi’ — remaining for four months ; gauḍera bhakte — to the devotees coming from Bengal ; vidāya dilā — bade farewell ; nīlācalera saṅgī — associates at Jagannātha Purī ; bhakta — devotees ; saṅgei — with ; rahilā — remained .

Translation

Thus I have described how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted invitations and how He accepted and tasted the prasādam offered by His devotees.

Word meanings

ei ta’ — thus ; kahiluṅ — I have described ; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; bhikṣā - nimantraṇa — the invitation to dine ; bhakta - datta — offered by the devotees ; vastu — things ; yaiche — as ; kailā āsvādana — He tasted .

Translation

In the midst of that narration are descriptions of Rāghava Paṇḍita’s bags of food and the dancing in the temple of Jagannātha.

Word meanings

tāra madhye — in the midst of that ; rāghavera — of Rāghava Paṇḍita ; jhāli - vivaraṇa — description of the bags of food ; tāra madhye — along with that ; pari - muṇḍā - nṛtya - kathana — the description of dancing in the temple of Jagannātha .

Translation

One who hears about the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with faith and love will certainly attain ecstatic love for the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu without fail.

Word meanings

śraddhā kari’ — with great faith and love ; śune — hears ; yei — anyone who ; caitanyera kathā — the narration of the activities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; caitanya - caraṇe — at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ; prema — love ; pāibe — must achieve ; sarvathā — without fail .

Translation

Narrations of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s activities are just like nectar to hear. Indeed, they satisfy both the ears and mind. One who tastes the nectar of these activities is certainly very fortunate.

Word meanings

śunite — to hear ; amṛta - sama — just like nectar ; juḍāya karṇa - mana — satisfies the ears and mind ; sei bhāgyavān — he is very fortunate ; yei — who ; kare āsvādana — tastes .

Translation

Praying at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha, always desiring their mercy, I, Kṛṣṇadāsa, narrate Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, following in their footsteps.

Word meanings

śrī - rūpa — Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī ; raghunātha — Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī ; pade — at the lotus feet ; yāra — whose ; āśa — expectation ; caitanya - caritāmṛta — the book named Caitanya-caritāmṛta ; kahe — describes ; kṛṣṇadāsa — Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī .

Purport

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, tenth chapter, describing how Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu tasted the prasādam offered by His devotees.