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realized person. Consequently, as the sastras confirm, one should accept
whatever progressive path the mahdjanas advocate.’ ’’

PURPORT

This is a verse spoken by Yudhisthira Maharaja in the Mahabharata, Vana-parva
(313.117).

TEXT 187

Bea CAS fas ogre few sea |
AANA CAF HA GT CHAS GVA sean

tabe sei vipra prabhuke bhiksa kardaila
madhu-purira loka saba prabhuke dekhite daila

SYNONYMS

tabe—after that; sei viora—that brahmana; prabhuke—unto Lord Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; bhiksa karaila—gave lunch; madhu-purira—of Mathura; loka—
people in general; saba—all; prabhuke—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dekhite dila—
came to see.
TRANSLATION

After this discussion, the brahmana gave lunch to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Then all the people residing in Mathura came to see the Lord.

TEXT 188

AB-ALAy CUS BVA, alas ateia |
atfed Saal Ag fret aA Uv I

laksa-sankhya loka aise, nahika ganana
bahira hafia prabhu dila darasana

SYNONYMS
laksa-sankhya—numbering hundreds of thousands; loka dise—people came;
nahika ganana—there is no counting; bahira hafa—coming out; prabhu—Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dila darasana—gave audience.

TRANSLATION

People came by hundreds of thousands, and no one could count them.
Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu came out of the house to give audience to
the people.
