Text 64] The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vrndavana 187

nityanande kahe prabhu, —sunaha, Sripada
ei ami magi, tumi karaha prasdda

SYNONYMS
nityanande—unto Sri Nityananda Prabhu; kahe—says; prabhu—Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; sunaha—please hear; sri-pada—O holy man; ei—this; ami—l;
magi—request; tumi—You; karaha—kindly show; prasada—mercy.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then told Nityananda Prabhu, ‘Please hear Me, O
holy man: I now request something of You. Kindly grant My request.

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prati-varsa nilacale tumi nda asiba
gaude rahi’ mora iccha saphala kariba

SYNONYMS

prati-varsa—every year; nilacale—to Jagannatha Puri; tumi—You; na asiba —do
not come; gaude rahi’—staying in Bengal; mora iccha—My desire; sa-phala
kariba—make successful.

TRANSLATION

“Do not come to Jagannatha Puri every year, but stay in Bengal and fulfill
My desire.”

PURPORT

The mission of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is to spread the only medicine effec-
tive in this fallen age of Kali—the chanting of the Hare Krsna mahd-mantra.
Following the orders of His mother, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was residing at
Jagannatha Puri, and the devotees were coming to see Him. However, the Lord
felt that this message must be spread very elaborately in Bengal, and in His ab-
sence there was not a second person capable of doing it. Consequently the Lord
requested Nitydnanda Prabhu to stay there and broadcast the message of Krsna
consciousness. The Lord also entrusted a similar preaching responsibility to Rapa
and Sanatana. Nityananda Prabhu was requested not to come every year to
Jagannatha Puri, although seeing Lord Jagannatha greatly benefits everyone. Does
this mean that the Lord was refusing Nityananda Prabhu a fortunate opportunity?
No. One who is a faithful servant of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu must execute His
