134 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Adi-lila, Ch. 14

TRANSLATION

Seeing all these marks, neither His father nor His mother could understand whose
footprints they were. Thus struck with wonder, they could not understand how
those marks could be possible in their home.

TEXT 9

faat See, — atest tty SCS Pai-aCe |
CScei afS soni aca ceca, erifa, acm hd HI

misra Rahe,—b4Gtagopala ache sifa-sange
tenho miurti hard ghare Rhele, jani, range

SYNONYMS

misra kahe—Jagannatha Misra said; balagopala—Lord Krsna as a child; dche—there
is; sild-sange—along with the Safagrdma-sila; tehho—He; marti hafia—taking His
transcendental form; ghare—within the room; khefe—plays; j@ni—| understand;
rafge—in curiosity.

TRANSLATION

Jagannatha Misra said: ‘Certainly child Krsna is with the salagrama-sila. Taking
His childhood form, He is playing within the room.”

PURPORT

When the Sdfagrama-sifa or form of the Lord is engraved in wood, stone or any
other element, it is to be understood that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is
there. Even logically we can understand that all material elements are expansions of
the energy of the Lord. Since the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is
nondifferent from His personal body, the Lord is always present in His energy, and
He manifests Himself on account of the ardent desire of a devotee. Since the Lord
is supremely powerful, it is logical that He can manifest Himself in His energy. The
Deity worship or worship of the sdlagréma-sild is not idol worship. The Deity of
the Lord in the house of a pure devotee can act exactly as He can in His original
transcendental personality.

TEXT 10

GAS wee afar fants saca Tew!
BCE Hj MS) Ster PHatoy Gay sen

sei ksane jagi’ nimai karaye kRrandana
anke lafid saci tdnre piydaila stana
