10 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lild, Ch. 4

that; isvara-puri—l$vara_ Puri, His spiritual master; tafre—unto Him;
kahiyachena—told; katha—a narration.

TRANSLATION

The Lord remained there because He was very eager to receive the rem-
nants of sweet rice offered to the Gopinatha Deity, having heard a narration
from His spiritual master, iévara Puri, of what had once happened there.

TEXT 19
‘ep lacoral cat Aenea afae Sta ata |
SSAC] SCS AG CHS G UAHA Il So

‘ksira-cord gopinatha’ prasiddha tanra nama
bhakta-gane kahe prabhu sei ta’ akhyana

SYNONYMS

ksira-cora gopinatha—the Gopinatha who stole the pot of sweet rice; prasid-
dha—very famous; tara nama—His name; bhakta-gane—to all the devotees;
kahe—tells; prabhu—the Lord; sei ta’ akhyana—that narration.

TRANSLATION

That Deity was known widely as Ksira-cora-gopinatha, and Caitanya
Mahaprabhu told His devotees the story of how the Deity became so famous.

TEXT 20
aed aiwarata enifs? sla caer pf
SSL ayy CVA “HPAI SFA’ i Xo ti

purve madhava-purira lagi’ ksira kaila curi
ataeva nama haila ‘ksira-cora hari’

SYNONYMS

purve—formerly; madhava-purira lagi’—for Madhavendra Puri; ksira—sweet
rice; kaila—did; curi—steal; ataeva—therefore; nédma—the name; haila—be-
came; ksira-cora hari—the Lord who stole a pot of sweet rice.

TRANSLATION

Formerly the Deity had stolen a pot of sweet rice for Madhavendra Puri;
therefore He became very famous as the Lord who stole the sweet rice.
