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highest perfectional platform of education. On these grounds, Sri Jiva Gosvami
later compiled the grammar entitled Hari-nadmémrta-vyakarana. People in general
consider such explanations crazy. Therefore the Lord’s purpose in His attitude of
craziness was to explain nothing within our experience but Krsna consciousness, for
everything may be dovetailed with Krsna consciousness. These pastimes of Lord
Caitanya Mahaprabhu have been very vividly described in the Ca/tanya-bhagavata,
Adi-khanda, Chapter Twelve.

TEXT 8

SAS SAM] AG WHICS WRA |
RiayNa Acs Seale fara nv t

tabeta karila prabhu gaydate gamana
i$vara-purira safige tathai milana

SYNONYMS

tabeta—thereafter; karilg—did; prabhu—Lord Caitanya Mahdprabhu; gaydte—to
Gaya; gamana—travel; i$vara-purira sange—with Isvara Puri; tathai—there; mifana—
meeting.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter the Lord went to Gaya. There He met Srila Isvara Puri.

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Gaya to offer respectful oblations to His
forefathers. This process is catled pinda-dana. \n Vedic society, after the death of a
relative, especially one’s father or mother, one must go to Gaya and there offer
oblations to the lotus feet of Lord Visnu. Therefore hundreds and thousands of
men gather in Gaya daily to offer such oblations, or sr@ddha. Following this
principle, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu also went there to offer pinga to His dead
father. Fortunately He met [svara Puri there.

TEXT 9
AMSA CHM, CATAA ABA |
CHEM STAT Bas CACAA FaaitA nd Wt

diksdé-anantare haila, premera prakasa
dese Ggamana punah premera vildsa

SYNONYMS

diks@—initiation; anantare—immediately after; haifa—became; premera—of love
of Godhead; prak@sa—exhibition; dese—in His home country; dgamana—coming
back; punah—again; premera—of love of God; vifasa—enjoyment.
