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Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 31-34

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 31

tabe prabhu vraje pathaila rupa-sanatana
prabhu-ajnaya dui bhai aila vrndavana

TRANSLATION
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then sent the two brothers Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami to Vraja. By His order, they went to Sri Vrndavana-dhama

Text 32

bhakti pracariya sarva-tirtha prakasila
madana-gopala-govindera seva pracarila

TRANSLATION
After going to Vrndavana, the brothers preached devotional service and discovered many places of pilgrimage. They specifically initiated the service of Madana-mohana and Govindaji.

Text 33

nana sastra ani' kaila bhakti-grantha sara
mudha adhama-janere tenho karila nistara

TRANSLATION
Both Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami brought various scriptures to Vrndavana and collected the essence of these by compiling many scriptures on devotional service. In this way they delivered all rascals and fallen souls.

Text 34

prabhu ajnaya kaila saba sastrera vicara
vrajera nigudha bhakti karila pracara

TRANSLATION
The Gosvamis carried out the preaching work of devotional service on the basis of an analytical study of all confidential Vedic literatures. This was in compliance with the order of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Thus one can understand the most confidential devotional service of Vrndavana.


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