246 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila, Ch. 11

gauda haite vaisnava dsitechena dui-sata
mahdprabhura bhakta saba—mahd-bhagavata

SYNONYMS

gauda haite—from Bengal; vaisnava—devotees; dsitechena—are coming; dui-
gata—numbering about two hundred; mahdprabhura—of Lord Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; bhakta—the devotees; saba—all; mahd-bhagavata—greatly ad-
vanced devotees.

TRANSLATION

“About two hundred devotees are coming from Bengal. All of them are
greatly advanced devotees and specifically devoted to Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu.

TEXT 68

acacee SifAal Aca tart fasta |
Sl-Matca HS sen Slaris-atatey ve i

narendre dsiyd sabe haila vidyamana
tan-sabdre cahi vasé prasdda-samadhdana

SYNONYMS

narendre—on the bank of Lake Narendra; asiya—coming; sabe—all of them;
haila vidyamadna—staying; tanh-sabare—for all of them; cahi—| want; vdsd—resi-
dential quarters; prasida—for distributing prasdda; samadhana—arrangement.

TRANSLATION

“All of them have already arrived on the bank of Lake Narendra and are
waiting there. | desire residential quarters and prasada arrangements for
them.’

PURPORT

Narendra is a small lake still existing in Jagannatha Puri, where the Candana-
yatra festival takes place. Up to the present date, all the Bengali devotees who
visit the Jagannatha temple first take their bath in the lake. There they wash their
hands and feet before entering the temple.

TEXT 69

ae ece,—Afoaics Sila creel fra |
at aift ca pifaca,— afoel a4 fra ws tt
