Ādi-līlā, Chapter 5
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the worship of the form of the Lord. One should not worship the planet earth or land of his birth, nor should one condemn the form of the Lord, which is manifested in metal or wood for our facility. Material things are also the energy of the Supreme Lord.
TEXT 227
হেন যে গোবিন্দ প্রভু, পাইনু যাঁহা হৈতে । তাঁহার চরণ-কুপা কে পারে বর্ণিতে ॥ ২২৭ ॥
hena ye govinda prabhu, pāinu yāṅhā haite tāṅhāra caraṇa-kṛpā ke pāre varṇite
SYNONYMS
hena —thus;  ye govinda —this Lord Govinda;  prabhu —master;  pāinu —I got;  yāṅhā haite —from whom;  tāṅhāra —His;  caraṇa-kṛpā —mercy of the lotus feet;  ke —who;  pāre —is able;  varṇite —to describe.
TRANSLATION
Therefore who can describe the mercy of the lotus feet of Him [ Lord Nityānanda ] by whom I have attained the shelter of this Lord Govinda?
TEXT 228
বৃন্দাবনে বৈদে যত বৈষ্ণব-মণ্ডল । কৃষ্ণনাম-পরায়ণ, পরম-মঙ্গল ॥ ২২৮ ॥
vṛndāvane vaise yata vaiṣṇava-maṇḍala kṛṣṇa-nāma-parāyaṇa, parama-maṅgala
SYNONYMS
vṛndāvane —in Vṛndāvana;  vaise —there are;  yata —all;  vaiṣṇava-maṇḍala —groups of devotees;  kṛṣṇa-nāma-parāyaṇa —addicted to the name of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  parama-maṅgala —all-auspicious.
TRANSLATION
All the groups of Vaiṣṇavas who live in Vṛndāvana are absorbed in chanting the all-auspicious name of Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 229
যাঁর প্রাণধন—নিত্যানন্দ-শ্রীচৈতন্য । রাখাকৃষ্ণ-ভক্তি বিনে নাহি জানে অন্য ॥ ২২৯ ॥