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

eta mate kari’ kailurh gaudere gamana
sahasreka sarge haila nija-bhakta-gana

SYNONYMS

eta—such; mate—decision; kari’—making; kailui—l| did; gaudere—to Bengal;
gamana—going; sahasreka—thousands of men; sange—with Me; haila—there
were; nija-bhakta-gana—My own devotees.

TRANSLATION
“Thus | went to Bengal, but thousands of devotees began to follow Me.

TEXT 258
AB AB AUS MA AGT CHAS |
CHCA ALICH et a Af BATS UW 2ew ti

laksa laksa loka aise kautuka dekhite
lokera sanghatte patha nd pari calite

SYNONYMS

laksa laksa loka—many thousands of people; dise—came; kautuka—out of
curiosity; dekhite—to see; lokera sanghatte—by the assembly of so many men;
patha—the road; na pari—l was not able; calite—to pass through.

TRANSLATION

“Many hundreds and thousands of people came to see Me out of curiosity,
and due to such a large crowd I could not travel very freely on the road.

TEXT 259

Re) AB, Sel I-AA BT HF |
Al CHB ATS SAi cars cafe Ae red i

yatha rahi, tatha ghara-pracira haya cdrna
yatha netra pade tatha loka dekhi ptrna

SYNONYMS

yatha rahi—wherever | stayed; tatha—there; ghara-pracira—the building and
the boundary walls; haya—became; cGrna—broken; yatha—wherever; netra—
the eyes; pade—fell; tatha—there; loka—people; dekhi—! see; ptrna—filled.
