Text 102] Sri Madhavendra Puri’s Devotional Service 51
SYNONYMS
eka—one; maha-dhani—very rich man; ksatriya—of the royal order; karaila—
constructed; mandira—a temple; keha—someone; paka-bhandara—clay pots for
cooking; kaila—made; keha—someone; ta’—certainly; pracira—the boundary
walls.
TRANSLATION
One very rich ksatriya of the royal order constructed a temple, someone
made cooking utensils, and someone constructed boundary walls.
TEXT 102
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eka eka vraja-vasi eka eka gabhi dila
sahasra sahasra gabhi gopdlera haila
SYNONYMS
eka eka—each and every; vraja-vasi—resident of Vrndavana; eka eka—one;
gabhi—cow; dila—contributed; sahasra sahasra—thousands and thousands;
gabhi—cows; gopdlera—of Gopala; haila—there were.
TRANSLATION
Each and every family residing in the land of Vrajabhami contributed one
cow. In this way, thousands of cows became the property of Gopala.
PURPORT
This is the way to install the Deity, construct the temple and increase the prop-
erty of the temple. Everyone should be enthusiastic to contribute to the construc-
tion of the temple for the Deity, and everyone should also contribute food for the
distribution of prasada. The devotees should preach the gospel of devotional ser-
vice and thus engage people in practical service to the Deity. Wealthy people can
also be attracted to take part in these activities. In this way everyone will become
spiritually inclined, and the entire society will be converted to Krsna conscious-
ness. The desire to satisfy the material senses will automatically diminish, and the
senses will become so purified that they will be able to engage in bhakti (devo-
tional service to the Lord). Hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanam bhaktir ucyate. By serving
the Lord, one’s senses are gradually purified. The engagement of one’s purified
senses in the service of Lord HrsikeSa is called bhakti. When the dormant propen-
sity for bhakti is awakened, one can understand the Supreme Personality of God-
