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the worship of the form of the Lord. One should not worship the planet earth or
land of his birth, nor should one condemn the form of the Lord, which is mani-
fested in metal or wood for our facility. Material things are also the energy of the
Supreme Lord.

TEXT 227

CRA A ca fare ory, Sy Atel Ces |
Stery SA-SU CH ACA APES W229 I

hena ye govinda prabhu, painu yanhda haite
tanhara carana-krpd ke pare varnite

SYNONYMS

hena—thus; ye govinda—this Lord Govinda; prabhu—master; pdinu—\| got; yanha
haite—from whom; tdfhdra—His; carana-kppa—mercy of the lotus feet; ke—who;
pare—is able; varnite—to describe.

TRANSLATION

Therefore who can describe the mercy of the lotus feet of Him [Lord Nityananda]
by whom I have attained the shelter of this Lord Govinda?

TEXT 228

AHTACA CAH AS CIHI-WOIA |
FRAA-AA A, AAA-ANA 1 LQv- Il

vrndavane vaise yata vaisnava-mandala
kpsna-nama-parayana, parama-mangala
SYNONYMS

vyyndavane—in Vrndavana; vaise—there are; yata—all ; vaisnava-mandala—groups of
devotees; kysna-ndma-pardyana—addicted to the name of Lord Kysna; parama-
marngala—all-auspicious.

TRANSLATION

All the groups of Vaisnavas who live in Vrndavana are absorbed in chanting the
all-auspicious name of Krsna.

TEXT 229

tia etisten  freprre-Bitose |
aree-Sfes fara athe atca GH ii 225 11
