174 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 16

TRANSLATION

It was Gopinatha who stole condensed milk for the sake of Madhavendra
Puri. This incident had been previously related by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
Himself.

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sei kathd sabara madhye kahe nityananda
suniya vaisnava-mane badila ananda

SYNONYMS

sei katha—that incident; sabdra madhye—among all of them; kahe—says;
nityananda—Lord Nityananda Prabhu; suniya—hearing; vaisnava-mane—in the
minds of all the Vaisnavas; badila—increased; ananda—the transcendental bliss.

TRANSLATION

This same narration was again related by Lord Nityananda to all the devo-
tees, and their transcendental bliss increased as they heard the story again.

PURPORT

The words mahdprabhura mukhe, “from the mouth of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu,” are significant because Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu first heard the
story of Madhavendra Puri from His spiritual master, Sripada T8vara Puri. For this
story refer to Madhya-lila, Chapter Four, verse eighteen. After staying at Sri
Advaita’s house in Santipura for some time, the Lord narrated the story of Madha-
vendra Puri to Nityananda Prabhu, Jagadananda Prabhu, Damodara Pandita and
Mukunda dasa. When they went to Remuna to the temple of Gopinatha, He de-
scribed Madhavendra Puri’s installation of the Gopala Deity as well as Gopinatha’s
stealing condensed milk. Due to this incident, Lord Gopinatha became well
known as Ksiracora, the thief who stole condensed milk.

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ei-mata cali’ cali’ kataka daila
sdksi-gopdla dekhi’ sabe se dina rahila
