Madhya-līlā

Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

Verse 183 of 282
Cc Madhya 25.183

কাঙ্থাকরংগিযা মোর কাংগাল ভক্তগণ বৃন্দাবনে আইলে তাঙ্দের করিহ পালন

काङ्थाकरंगिया मोर कांगाल भक्तगण वृन्दावने आइले ताङ्देर करिह पालन

kāṅthā-karaṅgiyā mora kāṅgāla bhakta-gaṇa vṛndāvane āile tāṅdera kariha pālana

Synonyms

kāṅthātorn quilt; karaṅgiyāa small waterpot; moraMy; kāṅgālapoor; bhakta-gaṇadevotees; vṛndāvane āilewhen they come to Vṛndāvana; tāṅderaof all of them; kariha pālanatake care..

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told Sanātana Gosvāmī, "All My devotees who go to Vṛndāvana are generally very poor. They each have nothing with them but a torn quilt and a small waterpot. Therefore, Sanātana, you should give them shelter and maintain them."

Purport

Following in the footsteps of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, we have constructed temples both in Vṛndāvana and Māyāpur, Navadvīpa, just to give shelter to the foreign devotees coming from Europe and America. Since the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement started, many Europeans and Americans have been visiting Vṛndāvana, but they have not been properly received by any āśrama or temple there. It is the purpose 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 to India to understand India's spiritual life, and the devotees in our temples both in Vṛndāvana and in Navadvīpa should make arrangements to accommodate them as far as possible.

Verse 183 of 282
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