Toyot 1361
The Lord's Return to Jagannātha Purī
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gosāñi kahila, ‘purīśvara’ vātsalya kare more krpā kari’ mora thāñi pāthāilā tomāre
SYNONYMS
gosāñi kahila —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied;  purīśvara —Īśvara Purī;  vātsalya —paternal affection;  kare —does;  more —unto Me;  kṛpā kari’ —being merciful;  mora thāñi —to My place;  pāthāilā —sent;  tomāre —you.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “My spiritual master, Īśvara Purī, always favors me with paternal affection. Therefore, out of his causeless mercy, he has sent you here.”
TEXT 136
এত শুনি’ সার্বভৌম প্রভুরে পুছিল । 
পুরী-গোসাঞি শূদ্র-সেবক কাঁহে ত’ রাখিল ॥১৩৬॥
eta śuni’ sārvabhauma prabhure puchila purī-gosāñi śūdra-sevaka kāṅhe ta’ rākhila
SYNONYMS
eta śuni' —hearing this;  sārvabhauma —Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya;  prabhure —unto the Lord;  puchila —inquired;  purī-gosāñi —Īśvara Purī;  śūdra-sevaka —a servant who is a  śūdra ;  kāṅhe ta' —why;  rākhila —kept.
TRANSLATION
After hearing this, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya asked Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “Why did Īśvara Purī keep a servant who comes from a śūdra family?”
PURPORT
Both Kāśīśvara and Govinda were personal servants of Īśvara Purī. After Īśvara Purī’s demise, Kāśīśvara went to visit all the holy places of India. Following the orders of his spiritual master, Govinda immediately went to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for shelter. Govinda came from a  śūdra  family, but because he was initiated by Īśvara Purī, he was certainly a  brāhmaṇa . Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya here asked Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu why Īśvara Purī accepted a disciple from a  śūdra  family. According to the  smṛti-śāstra , which gives directions for the management of the  varṇāśrama  institution, a  brāhmaṇa  cannot accept a disciple from the lower castes. In other words, a  kṣatriya ,  vaiśya  or  śūdra  cannot be accepted as a