Ādi-līlā

Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Sub-branches of the Caitanya Tree

Verse 90 of 158
Cc Ādi 10.90

শাস্ত্রদৃষ্ট্যে কৈল লুপ্ততীর্থের উদ্ধার বৃন্দাবনে কৈল শ্রীমূর্তিসেবার প্রচার

शास्त्रदृष्ट्ये कैल लुप्ततीर्थेर उद्धार वृन्दावने कैल श्रीमूर्तिसेवार प्रचार

śāstra-dṛṣṭye kaila lupta-tīrthera uddhāra vṛndāvane kaila śrīmūrti-sevāra pracāra

Synonyms

śāstra-dṛṣṭyeaccording to the directions of revealed scriptures; kailadid; luptaforgotten; tīrtheraplace of pilgrimage; uddhāraexcavation; vṛndāvanein Vṛndāvana; kailadid; śrī-mūrtiDeity; sevāraof worship; pracārapropagation..

Translation

In accordance with the directions of the revealed scriptures, both Gosvāmīs excavated the lost places of pilgrimage and inaugurated the worship of Deities in Vṛndāvana.

Purport

The spot where we now find Śrī Rādhākuṇḍa was an agricultural field during the time of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. A small reservoir of water was there, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bathed in that water and pointed out that originally Rādhā-kuṇḍa existed in that location. Following His directions, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī renovated Rādhākuṇḍa. This is one of the brilliant examples of how the Gosvāmīs excavated lost places of pilgrimage. Similarly, it is through the the endeavor of the Gosvāmīs that all the important temples at Vṛndāvana were established. Originally there were seven important Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava temples established in Vṛndāvana, namely, the Madana-mohana temple, Govinda temple, Gopīnātha temple, Śrī Rādhāramaṇa temple, Rādhā-Śyāmasundara temple, Rādhā-Dāmodara temple and Gokulānanda temple.

Verse 90 of 158
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