Text 1861
Šri Mādhavendra Puri’s Devotional Service
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TEXT 185
সঙ্গে এক বট নাহি ঘাটীদান দিতে । তথাপি উৎসাহ বড় চন্দন লএগ যাইতে ॥ ১৮৫ ॥
sange eka vaṭa nāhi ghāṭī-dāna dite tathāpi utsāha baḍa candana lañā yāite
SYNONYMS
saṅge —with him;  eka —one;  vaṭa —farthing;  nāhi —there was not;  ghāṭī-dāna —as a toll tax;  dite —to give;  tathāpi —still;  utsāha —enthusiasm;  baḍa —much;  candana —sandalwood;  lañā —taking;  yāite —to go.
TRANSLATION
“Although Mādhavendra Purī did not have a farthing with him, he was not afraid to pass by the toll officers. His only enjoyment was in carrying the load of sandalwood to Vrndāvana for Gopāla.
TEXT 1866
প্রগাঢ়-প্রেমের এই স্বভাব-আচার । নিজ-দুঃখ-বিঘ্নাদির না করে বিচার ॥ ১৮৬ ॥
pragāḍha-premera ei svabhāva-ācāra nija-duḥḳha-vighnādira nā kare vicāra
SYNONYMS
pragāḍha —intense;  premera —of love of Godhead; ei—this;  svabhāva —natural;  ācāra —behavior;  nija —personal;  duḥkha —inconvenience;  vighna —impediments;  ādira —and so on;  nā —not;  kare —does;  vicāra —consideration.
TRANSLATION
“This is the natural result of intense love of Godhead. The devotee does not consider personal inconveniences or impediments. In all circumstances he wants to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
PURPORT
It is natural for those who have developed intense love for Kṛṣṇa not to care for personal inconvenience and impediments. Such devotees are simply determined to execute the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or His representative, the spiritual master. In all circumstances, even amidst the greatest dangers,