Madhya-līlāChapter 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 7.131-132

pathe yāite devālaye rahe yei grāme

yāńra ghare bhikṣā kare, sei mahā-jane

kūrme yaiche rīti, taiche kaila sarva-ṭhāñi

nīlācale punaḥ yāvat nā āilā gosāñi

SYNONYMS

pathe yāite — while passing on the road; devālayein a temple; raheHe stays; yei grāmein any village; yāńra ghare — at whose place; bhikṣā kare — takes alms or eats; sei mahā-janeto such a great personality; kūrme — unto the brāhmaṇa Kūrma; yaiche — just as; rīti — the process; taichein the same way; kaila — did; sarva-ṭhāñiin all places; nīlācaleto Jagannātha Purī; punaḥ — again; yāvat — until; — not; āilā — returned; gosāñi — the Lord.

TRANSLATION

While on His tour, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would spend the night at a temple or on the roadside. Whenever He accepted food from a person, He would give him the same advice He gave the brāhmaṇa named Kūrma. He adopted this process until He returned to Jagannātha Purī from His South Indian tour.

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