152 Srt-Caitanya-carita mrta

that the cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s sankirtana movement will expand
boundlessly. We do not care about the criticism of fools. We shall go on with our
work and simply depend on the blessings of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His
associates, the Pafica-tattva.

TEXT 164

AYACS ANT H-MATTA |
Ge CAMAS Coe SS iota 11 vs 1

mathurate pathaila rupa-sanatana
dui sena-pati kaila bhakti pracarana

SYNONYMS

mathurate—toward Mathura; pathaila—sent; rupa-sanatana; the two. brothers
Ripa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvamt; dui—both of them; sena-pati—as commanders
in chief; kaila—He made them; bhakti—devotional service; pracarana—to broadcast.

TRANSLATION

Lord Caitanya dispatched the two generals Ripa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami
to Vrndavana to preach the bhakti cult.

PURPORT

When Ripa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami went to Vrndavana, there was not a
single temple, but by their preaching they were gradually able to construct various
temples. Sanatana Gosvami constructed the Madana-mohana temple, and Ripa
Gosvami constructed the Govindaji temple. Similarly, their nephew Jiva Gosvami
constructed the Radha-Damodara temple, Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami constructed
the Radha-Ramana temple, Sri Lokanatha Gosvami constructed the Gokulananda
temple, and Syamananda Gosvami constructed the Syamasundara temple. In this
way, many temples were gradually constructed. For preaching, construction of
temples is also necessary. The Gosvamis not only engaged in writing books but also
constructed temples because both are needed for preaching work. Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu wanted the cult of His sankirtana movement to spread all over the
world. Now that the International Society for Krishna Consciousness has taken up
this task of preaching the cult of Lord Caitanya, its members should not only con-
struct temples in every town and village of the globe but also distribute books
which have already been written and further increase the number of books. Both
distribution of books and construction of temples must continue side by side in
parallel lines.

TEXT 165

ferostera-cattntcas Mbt Seni caecHTAt |
CBral Sfes apt fae ecarafactca i swe i
