Text 21) Pastimes of Chiidhood and Youth 211

chanting the Hare Krsna mohd-mantra with great delight. This is the preaching
process of the Caitanya cult. Since the Lord wanted this cult preached afl over the
world, the International Society of Krishna Consciousness is acting in a humble way
so that the vision of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu may be fulfilled all over the world,
especially in the western countries.

TEXT 20

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ei mata bange prabhu kare nana fila
ethd navadvipe laksmi virahe dubtkhi haild

SYNONYMS

ei mota—in this way; bange—in East Bengal; prabhu—Lord Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; kare—does; n&@né—various; /i/G—pastimes; ethd—here; navadvipe—in
Navadvipa; /aksmi—the wife of Nimai Pandita; virahe—in separation; dufkhi—un-
happy ; haf/g—became.

TRANSLATION
Because the Lord was engaged in various ways in preaching work in East Bengal,
His wife, Laksmidevi, was very unhappy at home in separation from her husband.

TEXT 21

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prabhura viraha-sarpa laksmire damsila
viraha-sarpa-vise tafra paraloka haila

SYNONYMS
prabhura—of the Lord; viraha-sarpa—the separation snake; /aksmire—Laksmidevi;
darmsila—bit; viraha-sarpa—of the separation snake; vise—by the poison; t@fra—her;
paraloka—next world; haifa—it so happened.
TRANSLATION

The snake of separation bit Lakgsmidevi, and its poison caused her death. Thus
she passed to the next world. She went back home, back to Godhead.
PURPORT

As stated in 8Shagavad-gita {8.6), yarn yam vapi smaran bhavarn tyajaty ante
Ralevaram. one’s practice in thinking throughout his entire life determines the
