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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CRIS aeHs GS BAA CHAM |
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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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cattatiet 478, Yat Stata Stet ayfe ata
TAAT-D UA CAN’, SCI CH FOTH tl 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-
