Text 257] The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vrndavana 287

TRANSLATION

Kasi Misra, Ramananda Raya, Pradyumna, Sarvabhauma_ Bhattacarya,
Vaninatha Raya, Sikhi Mahiti and all the other devotees met Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu.

TEXT 255

amlea-*fes atfH’ eigca falereT |
ANA BLAS AS ace entfateti uw ree i

gadadhara-pandita asi’ prabhure milila
sabara agrete prabhu kahite lagila

SYNONYMS

gadadhara-pandita—Gadadhara Pandita; asi’—coming; prabhure milila—met
the Lord; sabara agrete—in front of all the devotees; prabhu—the Lord; kahite
lagila—began to say.
TRANSLATION

Gadadhara Pandita also came and met the Lord. Then, before all the devo-
tees, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu began to speak as follows.

TEXT 256
‘qrataa are oni calocwnt fen |
fas-TiSts, TRA bad CHFAT W Qew

‘vindavana yaéba ami gauda-desa diya
nija-mdatara, gangara carana dekhiyd

SYNONYMS

vrndavana yaba—shall go to Vrndavana; ami—|; gauda-desa diya—through
Bengal; nija-matara—of My own mother; gangara—of the River Ganges; carana—
the feet; dekhiyd—seeing.

TRANSLATION

“It was My decision to go to Vrndavana through Bengal in order to see My
mother and the River Ganges.

TEXT 257

as ace sia Cage cocoa HAA |
FSCAF ACH CHAT fT- SSA 1 209 1
