Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 7.160

loka nistāriyā prabhura calite haila mana

vrindāvane pāthāilā śrī-sanātana

SYNONYMS

loka — people; nistāriyā — delivering; prabhura — of the Lord; calite — to leave; haila — became; mana — mind; vrindāvane — toward Vrindāvana; pāthāilā — sent; śrī-sanātana — Sanātana Gosvāmī.

TRANSLATION

After thus delivering the people in general, the Lord desired to leave Vārānasī. After instructing Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī, He sent him toward Vrindāvana.

PURPORT

The actual purpose of Lord Caitanya's stay at Vārānasī after coming back from Vrindāvana was to meet Sanātana Gosvāmī and teach him. Sanātana Gosvāmī met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu after the Lord's return to Vārānasī, where the Lord taught him for two months about the intricacies of Vaishnava philosophy and Vaishnava activities. After completely instructing him, He sent him to Vrindāvana to execute His orders. When Sanātana Gosvāmī went to Vrindāvana, there were no temples. The city was lying vacant like an open field. Sanātana Gosvāmī sat down on the bank of the Yamunā, and after some time he gradually constructed the first temple; then other temples were constructed, and now the city is full of temples, numbering about five thousand.

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