392 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lita, Ch. 25
TEXT 169
sce aes athe, ae a fasta
saat crest ale’ open aie ArH Swe 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
Sih cata afay, CoraT-Raa Gee CRP |
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
