150 Sr¥-Caitanya-caritamrta

TRANSLATION

After thus delivering the people in general, the Lord desired to leave Varanasi.
After instructing Sri Sanatana Gosvami, He sent him toward Vrndavana.

PURPORT

The actual purpose of Lord Caitanya’s stay at Varanasi after coming back from
Vrndavana was to meet Sanatana Gosvami and teach him. Sanatana Gosvami met
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu after the Lord’s return to Varanasi, where the Lord
taught him for two months about the implications of Vaisnava philosophy and
Vaisnava activities. After completely instructing him, He sent him to Vrndavana to
execute His orders. When Sanatana Gosvami went to Vrndavana, there were no
temples. The city was lying vacant like an open field. Sanatana Gosvami sat down
on the bank of the Yamuna, and after some time he gradually constructed the
first temple; then other temples were constructed, and now the city is full of
temples, numbering about 5,000.

TEXT 161

aifa-fraca caicaa wf’ cHartar |
SmAAY BLS’ alg SNe Petia sus 1

ratri-divase lokera suni’ kolahala
varanasi chadi’ prabhu aild nilacala
SYNONYMS
ratri—night; divase—day; /okera—of the people in general; suni’—hearing; Ro/ahala—
tumult; varanasi—the city of Benares; chadi’—leaving; prabhu—the Lord; aila—
returned; nilaca/la—to Purf.
TRANSLATION

Because the city of Varanasi was always full of tumultuous crowds, Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, after sending Sanatana to Vendavana, returned to Jagannatha
Puri.

TEXT 162

o& Her sfea arcs faeta afam |
ALT HCA BANG C21 LIA ASA | swe i

ei lila kahiba age vistara kariya
sanksepe kahilan ihan prasanga paiya
