398 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya-lila, Ch. 25
sanatane kahila, — tumi ydéha’ vrnddvana
tomdra dui bhdi tatha kariyache gamana
SYNONYMS
sandtane kahila—he advised Sanatana Gosvami; tumi—you; yaha’ vrndavana—
go to Vrndavana; tomara—your; dui bhai—two brothers; tatha—there; kariyache
gamana—have already gone.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised Sanatana Gosvami to proceed toward
Vrndavana, and He informed him that his two brothers had already gone
there.
TEXT 183
Sit sara Cala SAA SHA} |
IUACA SIA Sera TAs let seo |
kanthd-karangiyd mora kdngdla bhakta-gana
vrndavane dile tandera kariha pdlana
SYNONYMS
kantha—torn quilt; karangiyd—a small waterpot; mora—My; kdrigala—poor;
bhakta-gana—devotees; vrndavane dile—when they come to Vrndavana; tan-
dera—of all of them; kariha pdlana—take care.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu told Sanatana Gosvami, ‘‘All My devotees who go
to Vrndavana are generally very poor. They each have nothing with them but a
torn quilt and a small waterpot. Therefore, Sanatana, you should give them
shelter and maintain them.”
PURPORT
Following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, we have constructed
temples both in Vrndavana and Mayapur, Navadvipa, just to give shelter to the
foreign devotees coming from Europe and America. Since the Hare Krsna move-
ment started, many Europeans and Americans have been visiting Vrndavana, but
they have not been properly received by any dsrama or temple there. It is the pur-
pose of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness to give them shelter
and train them in devotional service. There are also many tourists eager to come
