Text 106] Sri Madhavendra Puri’s Devotional Service 53

PURPORT

The Gosvamis started many temples, namely the Govinda temple, Gopinatha,
Madana-mohana, Radha-Damodara, Syamasundara, Radharamana and Gokula-
nanda. The disciples of the Gosvamis were entrusted with the seva-puja (Deity
worship) of these temples. It was not that the disciples were family members of
the original Gosvamis. Most of the Gosvamis were in the renounced order of life,
and Jiva Gosvami in particular was a brahmacari. At present, sevditas assume the
title of gosvami on the basis of their being engaged as sevditas of the Deity. The
sevaitas who have inherited their positions now assume proprietorship of the
temples, and some of them are selling the Deities’ property as if it were their own.
However, the temples did not originally belong to these sevditas.

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OTS Aens GS shaq cae |
eaten AA-catatfas cater ala Wee tI

ei-mata vatsara dui karila sevana
eka-dina puri-gosafi dekhila svapana

SYNONYMS

ei-mata—in this way; vatsara—years; dui—two; karila—performed; sevana—
worship; eka-dina—one day; puri-gosafi—Madhavendra Puri; dekhila—saw;
svapana—a dream.

TRANSLATION

In this way the Deity worship in the temple was very gorgeously performed
for two years. Then one day Madhavendra Puri had a dream.

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CAAT ACR, AR Grats Str athe ara
TTAT-D MA CAA’, SCA CA GOTH Il Sow tl

gopala kahe, puri amara tapa nahi yaya
malayaja-candana lepa’, tabe se judaya

SYNONYMS

gopala—the Deity of Gopala; kahe—said; puri—My dear Madhavendra Puri;
amara—My; tépa—body temperature; nahi—does not; yaya—go away; malaya-
