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CC Madhya 4.182



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 182

‘maṇeka candana, tolā-viśeka karpūra
gopāle parāiba’—ei ānanda pracura


SYNONYMS

maṇeka candana — one maund of sandalwood; tolā — a measurement of weight; viśeka — twenty; karpūra — camphor; gopāle — on Gopāla; parāiba — I shall smear; ei — this; ānanda — pleasure; pracura — sufficient.


TRANSLATION

“Without considering his personal comforts, Mādhavendra Purī carried one maund [about eighty-two pounds] of sandalwood and twenty tolās [about eight ounces] of camphor to smear over the body of Gopāla. This transcendental pleasure was sufficient for him.