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kṣatriyas ,  vaiśyas , and  śūdras . This is called  yājana , assisting others in performing ceremonies. The remaining two items are  dāna  and  pratigraha . The  brāhmaṇa  accepts all kinds of contributions ( pratigraha ) from his followers (mainly, the  kṣatriyas ,  vaiśyas  and  śūdras ). But he does not keep all the money. He keeps only as much as required and gives the balance to others in charity ( dāna ).
In order for such a qualified  brāhmaṇa  to worship the Deity, he must be a Vaiṣṇava. Thus the Vaiṣṇava's position is superior to that of the  brāhmaṇa . This example given by Mādhavendra Purī confirms that even though a  brāhmaṇa  may be very expert, he cannot become a priest or servitor of the Viṣṇu  mūrti  unless he is initiated in  vaiṣṇava-mantra . After installing the Deity of Gopāla, Mādhavendra Purī initiated all the  brāhmaṇas  into Vaiṣṇavism. He then allotted the  brāhmaṇas  different types of service to the Deity. From four in the morning until ten at night (from  maṅgala-ārātrika  to  śayana-ārātrika ), there must be at least five or six  brāhmaṇas  to take care of the Deity. Six  ārātrikas  are performed in the temple, and food is frequently offered to the Deity and the  prasāda  distributed. This is the method of worshiping the Deity according to the rules and regulations set by predecessors. Our  sampradāya  belongs to the disciplic succession of Mādhavendra Purī, who belonged to the Madhva-sampradāya. We are in the disciplic succession of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who was initiated by Śrī Īśvara Purī, a disciple of Mādhavendra Purī's. Our  sampradāya  is therefore called the Madhva-Gauḍīya-sampradāya. As such, we must carefully follow in the footsteps of Śrī Mādhavendra Purī and observe how he installed the Gopāla Deity on top of Govardhana Hill, how he arranged and performed the Annakūṭa ceremony in only one day, and so forth. Our installation of Deities in America and in the wealthy countries of Europe should be carried out in terms of Śrī Mādhavendra Purī's activities. All the servitors of the Deity must be strictly qualified as  brāhmaṇas  and, specifically, must engage in the Vaiṣṇava custom of offering as much  prasāda  as possible and distributin
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পুনঃ দিন-শেষে প্রভূর করাইল উত্থান।
কিছু ভোগ লাগাইল করাইল জলপান ॥ ৮৮ ॥
punaḥ dina-śeṣe prabhura karāila utthāna kichu bhoga lāgāila karāila jala-pāna
SYNONYMS
punaḥ —again;  dina-śeṣe —at the end of the day;  prabhura —of the Lord;  karāila —caused to do;  utthāna —rising;  kichu —some;  bhoga —food;  lāgāila —offered;  karāila —caused to do;  jala —water;  pāna —drinking.