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mathurate pathaila rupa-sanatana
dui sena-pati kaila bhakti pracarana
SYNONYMS
mathurate—toward Mathura; pathaila—sent; rupa-sanatana—the two brothers Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami; dui—both of them; sena-pati—as commanders in chief; kaila—He made them; bhakti—devotional service; pracarana—to broadcast.
Lord Caitanya dispatched the two generals Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami to Vrndavana to preach the bhakti cult.
PURPORT
When Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami went to Vrndavana, there was not a single temple, but by their preaching they were gradually able to construct various temples.
Sanatana Gosvami constructed the Madana-mohana temple, and Rupa Gosvami constructed the Govindaji temple.
Similarly, their nephew Jiva Gosvami constructed the Radha-Damodara temple, Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami constructed the Radha-ramana temple, Sri Lokanatha Gosvami constructed the Gokulananda temple, and Syamananda Gosvami constructed the Syamasundara temple.
In this way, many temples were gradually constructed.
For preaching, construction of temples is also necessary.
The Gosvamis not only engaged in writing books but also constructed temples because both are needed for preaching work.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted the cult of His sankirtana movement to spread all over the world.
Now that the International Society for Krishna Consciousness has taken up this task of preaching the cult of Lord Caitanya, its members should not only construct temples in every town and village of the globe but also distribute books that have already been written and further increase the number of books.
Both distribution of books and construction of temples must continue side by side in parallel lines.