Text 33]
The Later Pastimes of Lord Caitanya
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TRANSLATION
After going to Vṛndāvana, the brothers preached devotional service and discovered many places of pilgrimage. They specifically initiated the service of Madana-mohana and Govindajī.
TEXT 33
माना शास्त्र आनि केला वक्तिग्रह सार। मुठ अधमजनेरे उँहो करिला निष्ठार ॥ ७७ ॥
nānā śāstra āni' kailā bhakti-grantha sāra mūḍha adhama-janere teṅho karilā nistāra
SYNONYMS
nānā śāstra —different types of scriptures;  āni' —collecting;  kailā —compiled;  bhakti-grantha —of books on devotional service;  sāra —the essence;  mūḍha —rascals;  adhama-janere —and fallen souls;  teṅho —they;  karilā nistāra —delivered.
TRANSLATION
Both Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī brought various scriptures to Vṛndāvana and collected the essence of these by compiling many scriptures on devotional service. In this way they delivered all rascals and fallen souls.
PURPORT
Śrīla Śrīnivāsa Ācārya has sung:
nānā-śāstra-vicāraṇaika-nipuṇau sad-dharma-saṁsthāpakau lokānāṁ hita-kāriṇau tri-bhuvane mānyau śaraṇyākarau rādhā-kṛṣṇa-padāravinda-bhajanānandena mattālikau vande rūpa-sanātanau raghu-yugau śrī-jīva gopālakau
The six  gosvāmīs , under the direction of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī, studied various Vedic literatures and picked up the essence of them, the devotional service of the Lord. This means that all the  gosvāmīs  wrote many scriptures on devotional service with the support of Vedic literature. Devotional service is not a sentimental activity. The essence