Text 40] The Cleansing of the Gundica Temple 21
“O Devi, the most exalted system of worship is the worship of Lord Visnu. Greater
than that is the worship of tadiya, or anything belonging to Visnu.” Sri Visnu is
sac-cid-ananda-vigraha. Similarly, the most confidential servant of Krsna, the
spiritual master, and all devotees of Visnu are tadiya. The sac-cid-ananda-vigraha,
guru, Vaisnavas, and things used by them must be considered tadiya and without
a doubt worshipable by all living beings.
TEXT 39
abatare aa Aca “aie! Cece MSA |
once aface aeics facafte es ii
ramananda raya yabe ‘daksina’ haite aila
prabhu-sange rahite rajake nivedila
SYNONYMS
ramananda raya—Ramananda Raya; yabe—when; daksina—South India;
haite—from; aila—returned; prabhu-sange—with Lord Si Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
rahite—to stay; rajake—unto the King; nivedila—requested.
TRANSLATION
After returning from his service in South India, Ramananda Raya requested
the King to allow him to remain with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
TEXT 40
SCA Aer ABTA Slates efeal few
airtiar feta artis’ aifacs arifstenl use i
tabe raja santose tanhare ajna dila
dpani milana lagi’ sddhite lagila
SYNONYMS
tabe—at that time; raja—the King; santose—in great satisfaction; tanhare—
unto Ramananda Raya; ajfa dilia—gave the order; dpani—personally; milana
lagi’—to meet; sddhite lagila—began to solicit.
TRANSLATION
When Ramananda Raya requested the King to allow him to stay with the
Lord, the King immediately gave him permission with great satisfaction. As for
