278 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Adi-lila, C h. 17
of the sdktas. Therefore outside Srivasa Thakura ’s door he placed various parapher-
nalia for worshiping Bhavani, the wife of Lord Siva, such as a red flower, a plantain
leaf, a pot of wine, and reddish sandalwood paste. In the morning, when Srivasa
Thakura saw all this paraphernalia in front of his door, he called for the respectable
gentlemen of the neighborhood and showed them that at night he was worshiping
Bhavani. Very much sorry, these gentlemen called for a sweeper to cleanse the place
and purify it by sprinkling water and cow dung there. This incident concerning
Gopala Capala is not mentioned in the Caitanya-bhdagavata.
TEXT 39
SUA AS BCT YR CG-F |
Bfael, frER BlA TSSHM, GAM i oo Il
kalara pata upare thuila oga-phula
haridra, sindira ara rakta-candana, tardula
SYNONYMS
kalara pata—a banana leaf; wpare—upon it; thuife—placed; ofa-phula—a particular
type of flower; haridra—turmeric; sindara—vermillion; dra—and; rakta-candana—red
sandalwood; targu/a—rice.
TRANSLATION
On the upper portion of a piantain leaf he placed such paraphernalia for worship
as oda-phula, turmeric, vermillion, red sandalwood and rice.
TEXT 40
aeveranicet ufar fare-aca cate |
ereaicer Sara ste w cafeey get
madya-bhanda-pase dhari’ nija-ghare gela
pratah-kale $rivésa taha ta’ dekhila
SYNONYMS
madya-bhanga—a pot of wine; pase—by the side of; dhari’—piacing; nija-ghare—
to his own home; ge/a—went; pra@tah-ka/e—in the morning; srivdsa—Srivasa Thakura;
tahad—all those things; ta’—certainly; dekhila—saw.
TRANSLATION
He placed a pot of wine beside all this, and in the morning when Srivasa Thakura
opened his door he saw this paraphernalia.
