222 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 16
ksetra-sannyasa to be the preferable vanaprastha situation in this age of Kali. Sar-
vabhauma Bhattacarya lived in this way, and he has been called a ksetra-
sannydsi—that is, a sannydsi living in Jagannatha Puri.
TEXT 131
atfes Sce,—“T1al Sf, CAE aoa
CRITNA CUA ASE AHVSA 1” SOSH
pandita kahe, —“yahan tumi, sei nilacala
ksetra-sannyasa mora yauka rasatala”
SYNONYMS
pandita kahe —Gadadhara Pandita said; yahan —wherever; tumi—You are situ-
ated; sei—that; nilacala—Jagannatha Puri; ksetra-sannyasa—vow to remain in a
holy place of pilgrimage; mora—my; yduka—let it go; rasatala—to hell.
TRANSLATION
When he was requested to return to Jagannatha Puri, Gadadhara Pandita
told the Lord, ‘‘Wherever You are staying is Jagannatha Puri. Let my so-called
ksetra-sannyasa go to hell.’’
TEXT 132
AG BCH, “Sal a cot Ae cagA” |
oifees ace, —“caiP-caal Gertte-wefe” 1 SOR
prabhu kahe, —“inhda kara gopinatha sevana”
pandita kahe, —"koti-sevd tvat-pada-darsana”
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe—Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; inha—here; kara—just do;
gopinatha sevana—worship of Gopinatha; pandita kahe—the pandita said; koti-
seva—millions of times the service; tvat-pada-darsana—seeing Your lotus feet.
TRANSLATION
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked Gadadhara Pandita to remain at
Jagannatha Puri and engage in Gopinatha’s service, Gadadhara Pandita
replied, ‘One renders service to Gopinatha a million times simply by seeing
Your lotus feet.”’
