Text 136] The Lord’s Return to Jagannatha Puri 175
gosani kahila, ‘purisvara’ vatsalya kare more
krpa kari’ mora thani pathaila tomare
SYNONYMS

gosafi kahila—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; purigvara—Iévara Puri; vat-
salya—paternal affection; kare—does; more—unto Me; krpa kari’—being mer-
ciful; mora thafii—to My place; pathaila—sent; tomare—you.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, “My spiritual master, isvara Puri, always
favors me with paternal affection. Therefore, out of his causeless mercy, he
has sent you here.””

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eta suni’ sarvabhauma prabhure puchila
puri-gosani sdra-sevaka kanhe ta’ rakhila
SYNONYMS

eta suni’—hearing this; sarvabhauma—Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; prabhure—
unto the Lord; puchila—inquired; puri-gosafi—lsvara Puri; stidra-sevaka—a ser-
vant who is a sUdra; kanhe ta’—why; rakhila—kept.

TRANSLATION

After hearing this, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya asked Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu, “Why did Isvara Puri keep a servant who comes from a Sidra
family?”

PURPORT

Both Kasigvara and Govinda were personal servants of Iévara Puri. After TSvara
Puri’s demise, KasiSvara went to visit all the holy places of India. Following the or-
ders of his spiritual master, Govinda immediately went to Sri Caitanya
Mahdaprabhu for shelter. Govinda came from a sddra family, but because he was
initiated by Isvara Puri, he was certainly a brahmana. Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya
here asked Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu why Tévara Purl accepted a disciple from a
stdra family. According to the smrti-sastra, which gives directions for the manage-
ment of the varnasrama institution, a brahmana cannot accept a disciple from the
lower castes. In other words, a ksatriya, vaisya or sudra cannot be accepted as a
