CC Madhya 7.131-132
TEXTS 131-132
- pathe yāite devālaye rahe yei grāme
- yāṅra 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; devālaye — in a temple; rahe — He stays; yei grāme — in any village; yāṅra ghare — at whose place; bhikṣā kare — takes alms or eats; sei mahā-jane — to such a great personality; kūrme — unto the brāhmaṇa Kūrma; yaiche — just as; rīti — the process; taiche — in the same way; kaila — did; sarva-ṭhāñi — in all places; nīlācale — to Jagannātha Purī; punaḥ — again; yāvat — until; nā — 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.