54 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 4
ja-candana—sandalwood produced in the Malaya Hills; lepa’—smear over the
body; tabe—then; se—that; judaya—cools.
TRANSLATION
In his dream, Madhavendra Puri saw Gopila, who said: “My bodily tem-
perature still has not decreased. Please bring sandalwood from the Malaya
province and smear the pulp over My body to cool Me.
PURPORT
The Deity of Gopala had been buried within the jungle for many years, and al-
though He was installed and was offered thousands of pots of water, He still felt
very hot. He therefore asked Madhavendra Puri to bring sandalwood from the
Malaya province. Sandalwood produced in Malaya is very popular. That province
is situated on the western ghata, and the hill Nilagiri is sometimes known as
Malaya Hill. The word malaya-ja is used to indicate the sandalwood produced in
the Malaya Province. Sometimes the word Malaya refers to the modern country
of Malaysia. Formerly this country also produced sandalwood, but now they have
found it profitable to produce rubber trees. Although the Vedic culture was once
prevalent in Malaysia, now all the inhabitants are Mohammedans. The Vedic
culture is now lost in Malaysia, Java and Indonesia.
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BLD CRCOS ACS, SFT Se BATS Il 309 I
malayaja ana, yafia nilacala haite
anye haite nahe, tumi calaha tvarite
SYNONYMS
malaya-ja—sandalwood; dna—bring; yafid—coming; nildcala haite—from
Jagannatha Puri; anye—others; haite—from; nahe—not; tumi—you; calaha—go;
tvarite —quickly.
TRANSLATION
“Bring sandalwood pulp from Jagannatha Puri. Kindly go quickly. Since no
one else can do it, you must.”
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