Text 190] Sri Madhavendra Puri’s Devotional Service 97

TRANSLATION

“With great trouble and after much labor, Madhavendra Puri brought the
load of sandalwood to Remuna. However, he was still very pleased; he dis-
counted all the difficulties.

TEXT 189

AM Bacws cara CHAT AUB war |
AA SETA CITA CSA MAAN Svea I

pariksa karite gopala kaila ajfia dana
pariksa kariyad sese haila dayavan

SYNONYMS
pariksa—test; karite—to make; gopala—Lord Gopala; kaila—did; ajfia—the
order; dana—giving; pariksa—the test; kariya—making; sese—at the end;
haila—became; daya-van—merciful.

TRANSLATION

“To test the intense love of Madhavendra Puri, Gopala, the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, ordered him to bring sandalwood from Nilacala, and
when Madhavendra Puri passed this examination, the Lord became very mer-
ciful to him.

TEXT 190

C8 SS, SSloly-saye-a4gI9 |
Zfacws Sra-Aata ae Alesis ti so0 1

ei bhakti, bhakta-priya-krsna-vyavahara
bujhiteo ama-sabara nahi adhikara

SYNONYMS
ei bhakti—this type of devotion; bhakta—of the devotee; priya—and the most
lovable object; krsna—Lord Krsna; vyavahara—the behavior; bujhiteo —to under-
stand; amd-sabara—of all of us; nahi—there is not; adhikara—the capacity.

TRANSLATION

“Such behavior exhibited in loving service between the devotee and the
devotee’s lovable object, Sri Krsna, is transcendental. It is not possible for a
common man to understand. Common men do not even have the capacity.”
