134 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 1

for such a great crowd to accompany You on Your pilgrimage to
Vendavana.
TEXT 224

UA ACH SCH LS NF ABC |
qarsa-AiTia 6 ace aarti 228 1

yara sange cale ei loka laksa-koti
vrndavana-yatrara e nahe paripati

SYNONYMS

ydra—of whom; sahge—in the company; cale—follow; ei—these; loka—
people; laksa-koti—hundreds and thousands; vrndavana-yatrara—of going
to Vrndavana; e—this; nahe—not; paripati—method.

TRANSLATION

“Dear Lord, You are going to Vrndavana with hundreds and thousands
of people following You, and this is not a fitting way to go on a
pilgrimage.”

PURPORT

Sometimes, for business purposes, large crowds of men are taken to dif-
ferent places of pilgrimage, and money is collected from them. That is a very
lucrative business, but RGpa and Sanatana Gosvamis, expressing their opinion
in the presence of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, disapproved of such crowded
pilgrimages. Actually when Lord Caitanya visited Vrndavana, He visited it
alone and accepted a servant only at His devotees’ request. He never visited
Vrndavana with crowds of people for a commercial purpose.

TEXT 225

aofat age: etga fag ale Sa |
Gail COSA, CF CHBIAA AC |

yadyapi vastutah prabhura kichu nahi bhaya
tathdpi laukika-lila, loka-cesta-maya

SYNONYMS
yadyapi—although; vastutah —in fact; prabhura—of the Lord; kichu—any;
nahi—there is not; bhaya—fear; tathapi—still; laukika-lili—general
pastimes; loka-cesté-maya—consisting of popular behavior.
