Text 81] Sanatana Gosvami Visits the Lord 41
SYNONYMS
krsna-bhakti—devotional service to Krsna; krsna-prema—love of Krsna; seva —
service; pravartana—establishment of; /upta-tirtha—the lost places of pilgrimage;
uddhara—excavating; ara—and; vairagya-siksana—instruction on the renounced
order of life.
TRANSLATION
“You will also have to explain Krsna’s devotional service, establish centers
for cultivation of love of Krsna, excavate lost places of pilgrimage and teach
people how to adopt the renounced order.
TEXT 81
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nija-priya-sthana mora ——mathura-vrndavana
tahan eta dharma cahi karite pracarana
SYNONYMS
nija—own; priya-sthana—very dear place; mora—My; mathura-vrndavana—
Mathura and Vrndavana; tahan—there; eta—so many; dharma—activities;
cahi—| want; karite—to do; pracarana—preaching.
TRANSLATION
“‘Mathura-Vrndavana is My own very dear abode. | want to do many things
there to preach Krsna consciousness.
PURPORT
$i Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to accomplish many purposes through the
exegetical endeavors of Stila Sanatana Gosvami. First Sanatana Gosvami compiled
the book called Brhad-bhagavatamrta to teach people how to become devotees,
execute devotional service and attain love of Krsna. Second, he compiled the
Hari-bhakti-vilasa, wherein he collected authoritative statements from scriptural
injunctions regarding how a Vaisnava should behave. Only by the endeavors of
Sri Sandtana Gosvami were all the lost places of pilgrimage in the Vrndavana area
excavated. He established Madana-mohana, the first Deity in the Vrndavana area,
and by his personal behavior he taught how one should act in the renounced
order, completely devoted to the service of the Lord. By his personal example, he
taught people how to stay in Vrndavana to execute devotional service. The prin-
cipal mission of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was to preach Krsna consciousness.
