Text 86] Sri Madhavendra Puri’s Devotional Service 41
dekhiya purira prabhava loke camatkdra
purva annakita yena haila saksatkara
SYNONYMS
dekhiya—by seeing; purira—of Madhavendra Puri; prabhava—the influence;
loke—all the people; camatkara—struck with wonder; pdrva—formerly; anna-
kdta—the Annakita ceremony during the time of Krsna; yena—as if; haila—be-
came; saksatkara—directly manifest.
TRANSLATION
Seeing the influence of Madhavendra Puri, all the people gathered there
were struck with wonder. They saw that the Annakita ceremony, which had
been performed before during the time of Krsna, was now taking place again
by the mercy of Sri Madhavendra Puri.
PURPORT
Formerly, at the end of Dvapara-yuga, all the cowherd men of Vrndavana had
arranged to worship King Indra, but they gave this worship up, following the ad-
vice of Krsna. Instead, they performed a ceremony whereby they worshiped the
cows, brahmanas and Covardhana Hill. At that time Krsna expanded Himself and
declared, “| am Govardhana Hill.” In this way He accepted all the paraphernalia
and foodstuff offered to Govardhana Hill. It is stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam
(10.24.26, 31-33):
pacyantaém vividhah pakah
stpantah paya-sddayah
samyava-ptpasaskul yah
sarva-dohas ca grhyatam
kalatmand bhagavata
sakra-darpam jighansata
proktar nisamya nandadyah
sadhv agrhnanta tad vacah
tatha ca vyadadhuh sarvari
yathaha madhustidanah
vacayitva svasty ayanam
tad dravyena giri-dvijan
upahrtya balin sarvan
adrta yavasam) gavam
godhanani puras-krtya
girim cakruh pradaksinam
