Adi-lila, Chapter 10 347

varanasi-madhye prabhura bhakta tina jana
candrasekhara vaidya, Gra misra tapana

raghunatha bhattacaGrya—misrera nandana
prabhu yabe kasi Gilad dekhi’ vrndavana

candrasekhara-grhe Raila dui masa vasa
tapana-misrera ghare bhiksa dui masa

SYNONYMS

varanasi-madhye—at Varanasi; prabhura—of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta—
devotees; ting jana—three persons; candrasekhara vaidya—the clerk of the name
Candrasekhara; Gra—and; m/sra tapana—Tapana Misra; raghunatha bhattacarya—of
the name Raghunatha Bhattacarya; misrera nandana—the son of Tapana Misra;
prabhu—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yabe—when; kas?—Varanasi; di/a—came ;
dekhi’—after visiting; vrndavana—the holy place; candrasekhara-grhe—in the house
of Candrasekhara Vaidya; kaila—did; dui mdsa—for two months; vasa—reside;
tapana-misrera—of Tapana Misra; ghare—in the house; bhiksa—accepted prasdda;
dui masa—for two months.

TRANSLATION

The prominent devotees at Varanasi were the physician Candrasekhara, Tapana
Misra and Raghunatha Bhattacarya, Tapana Misra’s son. When Lord Caitanya came
to Varanasi after seeing Vrndavana, for two months He lived at the residence of
Candrasekhara Vaidya and accepted prasada at the house of Tapana Misra.

PURPORT

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was in Bengal, Tapana Migra approached Him to
discuss spiritual advancement. Thus he was favored by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu
and received hari-nama initiation. After that, by the order of the Lord, Tapana
Misra resided in Varanasi, and when Lord Caitanya visited Varanasi He stayed at
the home of Tapana Misra.

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raghunatha balye kaila prabhura sevana
ucchista-marjana Gra pada-sarnvahana

SYNONYMS

raghunatha—Raghunatha, the son of Tapana Misra; ba/ye— in his boyhood; kaila—
did; prabhura—of Lord Caitanya; sevana—rendering service; ucchista-marjana—wash-
ing the dishes; dra—and; pada-sarnvahana— massaging the feet.
