392 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lita, Ch. 25

TEXT 169

ar ics anes ale, ae ai fasta
soatat crot APS’ orem aie IWAN wa i

kasite grahaka nahi, vastu na vikaya
punarapi dese vahi’ laoya nahi yaya

SYNONYMS

kasite—in Kasi (Benares); grahaka nahi—there was no customer; vastu na
vikaya—it was not selling; punarapi—again; dese—to My own country; vahi’—
carrying (it); laoya—to take; nahi yaya—was not possible.

TRANSLATION

“Although | came to Varanasi to sell My goods, there were no customers,
and it appeared necessary for Me to carry them back to My own country.

TEXT 170

@rly cata afeay, corai-nata gee Cer |
CBlAeRAT Vola fanigces faenea n soe u

ami bojha vahimu, toma-sabara duhkha haila
toma-sabdara icchaya vind-mdlye bilaila

SYNONYMS

ami—|; bojha—burden; vahimu—shall carry; toma-sabara duhkha haila—all of
you became very unhappy; toma-sabdara icchaya—only by your will; vind-mdlye
bildila—| distributed without a price.

TRANSLATION

“All of you were feeling unhappy that no one was purchasing My goods and
that | would have to carry them away. Therefore, by your will only, | have dis-
tributed them without charging.”

PURPORT

When we began distributing the message of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in the
Western countries, a similar thing happened. In the beginning we were very dis-
appointed for at least one year because no one came forth to help this move-
ment, but by the grace of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, some young boys joined this
movement in 1966. Of course we distributed Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s message
