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ර්‍රා Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 4]
TRANSLATION
Mādhavendra Purī wanted to leave Jagannātha Purī because the people were honoring him as a great devotee; however, this threatened to hinder his collecting sandalwood for the Gopāla Deity.
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জুগল্লাথের সেবক মত, মতেক মহাস্তু ।।
সবাকে কছিল পুরী গোপাল-ব্রহ্মের ॥ ১৪৯ ॥
jagannāthera sevaka yata, yateka mahānta sabāke kahila purī gopāla-vṛttānta
SYNONYMS
jagannāthera  sevaka—the servants of Lord Jagannātha;  yata —all;  yateka mahānta —all respectable devotees;  sabāke —unto everyone;  kahila —told;  purī —Mādhavendra Purī;  gopāla-vṛttānta —the narration of Gopāla.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Mādhavendra Purī told all the servants of Lord Jagannātha and all the great devotees there the story of the appearance of Śrī Gopāla.
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গোপাল চন্দন মাগে,—শুনি’ ভক্তগণ ।।
আনন্দে চন্দন লাগি’  কবিল যতন ॥ ১৫০ ॥
॥
gopāla candana māge,—śuni’ bhakta-gaṇa ānande candana lāgi’ karila yatana
SYNONYMS
gopāla —Lord Gopāla at Vṛndāvana;  candana —sandalwood;  māge —wants;  śuni' —hearing;  bhakta-gaṇa —all the devotees;  ānande —in great pleasure;  candana lāgi' —for sandalwood;  karila —made;  yatana —endeavor.
TRANSLATION
When all the devotees at Jagannātha Purī heard that the Gopāla Deity wanted sandalwood, in great pleasure they all endeavored to collect it.