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Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth
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SYNONYMS
śrīdharera —of Śrīdhara;  lauha-pātre —from the iron pot;  kaila —did;  jala-pāna —drinking of water;  samasta —all;  bhaktere —to the devotees;  dila —gave;  iṣṭa —desired;  vara-dāna —benediction.
TRANSLATION
Once Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the house of Śrīdhara after kīrtana and drank water from his damaged iron pot. Then He bestowed His benediction upon all the devotees according to their desires.
PURPORT
After the mass  nagara-saṅkīrtana  in protest against the magistrate Chand Kazi, the Kazi was converted to a devotee. Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned with His  saṅkīrtana  party to the house of Śrīdhara, and Chand Kazi followed Him. All the devotees rested there for some time and drank water from Śrīdhara's damaged iron pot. The Lord accepted the water because the pot belonged to a devotee. Chand Kazi then returned home. The place where they rested is still situated on the northeastern side of Māyāpur, and it is known as  kīrtana-viśrāma-sthāna , "the resting place of the  kīrtana  party."
TEXT 71
हरिदास ठाकूरेरे करिल असाम ।
आर्य-साने मातार यणहेल अगराय ॥ १३ ॥
haridāsa ṭhākurere karila prasāda
ācārya-sthāne mātāra khaṇḍāila aparādha
SYNONYMS
haridāsa ṭhākurere —unto Haridāsa Thākura;  karila —did;  prasāda —benediction;  ācārya-sthāne —in the home of Advaita Ācārya;  mātāra —of Śacīmātā;  khaṇḍāila —vanquished;  aparādha —the offense.
TRANSLATION
After this incident the Lord blessed Haridāsa Thākura and vanquished the offense of His mother at the home of Advaita Ācārya.
PURPORT
On the  mahā-prakāśa  day, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced Haridāsa Thākura and informed him that he was none other than an incarnation of Prahlāda Mahārāja. When Viśvarūpa took  sannyāsa , Śacīmātā thought that Advaita Ācārya had persuaded Him to do so. Therefore she accused Him of this, which was an offense at Advaita