Text 87] The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vrndavana 203

TRANSLATION

Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu passed four years. He spent the first two
years on His tour in South India.

TEXT 85

GUA FI AAI SCE FHAM WATS |
TTATAH-RLS IB a ACA SPS tl ve I

ara dui vatsara cahe vrndavana ydite
ramananda-hathe prabhu nd pare calite

SYNONYMS

dra dui vatsara—another two years; cahe—He wanted; vrndavana ydite—to go
to Vrndavana; ramananda-hathe—by the tricks of Ramananda Raya; prabhu—
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; na pare—was not able; calite—to go.

TRANSLATION

The other two years, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to go to Vrndavana,
but He could not leave Jagannatha Puri because of Ramananda Raya’s tricks.

TEXT 86
apy cerca cilcua SS GVM |
ae cafe’ al afeerl, cacoca oferty tbe I

paficama vatsare gaudera bhakta-gana ila
ratha dekhi’ na rahild, gaudere calila

SYNONYMS

paficama vatsare—on the fifth year; gaudera—of Bengal; bhakta-gana--the
devotees; dilia—came; ratha dekhi’—seeing the Ratha-yatra festival; nd rahila—
did not stay; gaudere calila—returned to Bengal.

TRANSLATION

During the fifth year, the devotees from Bengal came to see the Ratha-yatra
festival. After seeing it, they did not stay but returned to Bengal.

TEXT 87

Bea SS ACSA ATA |
ar ferra tie? BCS AYA ACA | &-9 II
