Text 242] The Lord Instructs Srila Rapa Gosvami 399

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; tomara kartavya—your duty;
amara vacana—My order; nikate asiyacha—have come near; tumi—you; yaha—
go; vrndavana—to Vrndavana.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, ‘Your duty is to carry out My order. You
have come near Vrndavana. Now you should go there.

TEXT 241

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vrndavana haite tumi gauda-desa diya
amare milibd nilacalete asiya

SYNONYMS

vrndavana haite—from Vrndavana; tumi—you; gauda-desa diya—by way of
Bengal; amare—Me; miliba—will meet; nilacalete—at Jagannatha Puri; asiya—
coming.

TRANSLATION

“Later, you can go from Vrndavana to Jagannatha Puri through Bengal
{Gauda-deSal. There you will meet Me again.”

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tanre alingiya prabhu naukate cadila
maurcchita hafid tenho tahahi padila
SYNONYMS
tanre—him; alingiya—embracing; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nauk-

ate—in a boat; cadila—got aboard; murcchita hafia—fainting; tes4ho—he (Srila
Rupa Gosvami); tahafi—on the spot; padila—fell.

TRANSLATION

After embracing Ripa Gosvami, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu got into a boat.
Ripa Gosvami fainted and fell down on the spot.
