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sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa
caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa
SYNONYMS
sri-rupa—Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha—Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; pade—at the lotus feet; yara—whose; asa—expectation; caitanya-caritamrta—the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe—describes; krsnadasa—Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.
Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, following in their footsteps.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila, Fourth Chapter, describing Sri Madhavendra Puri’s devotional service.
The Activities of Saksi-gopala Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura gives the following summary of the Fifth Chapter in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya: After passing through Yajapura, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu reached the town of Kataka (Cuttak) and there went to see the temple of Saksi-gopala.
While there, He heard the story of Saksi-gopala from the mouth of Sri Nityananda Prabhu.
Once there were two brahmanas, one elderly and the other young, who were inhabitants of a place known as Vidyanagara.
After touring many places of pilgrimage, the two brahmanas finally reached Vrndavana.
The elderly brahmana was very satisfied with the service of the young brahmana, and he wanted to offer him his youngest daughter in marriage.
The young brahmana received the promise of his elder before the Gopala Deity of Vrndavana.
Thus the Gopala Deity acted as a witness.
When both brahmanas returned to Vidyanagara, the younger brahmana raised the question of this marriage, but the elderly brahmana, due to obligations to his friends and wife, answered that he could not remember his promise.
Because of this, the younger brahmana returned to Vrndavana and narrated the whole story to Gopalaji.
Thus Gopalaji, being obliged by the young man’s devotional service, accompanied him to southern India.
Gopalaji followed the younger brahmana, who could hear the tinkling sound of Gopalaji’s ankle bells.
When all the respectable gentlemen of Vidyanagara were assembled, Gopalaji testified to the promise of the elderly brahmana.
Thus the marriage was performed.
Later, the King of that country constructed a fine temple for Gopala.
Afterwards, King Purusottama of Orissa was insulted by the King of Kataka, who refused to give him his daughter in marriage and called him a sweeper of Lord Jagannatha.
With the help of Lord Jagannatha, King Purusottama fought the King of Kataka and defeated him.
Thus he took charge of both the King’s daughter and the state of Kataka as well.
At that time, Gopalaji, being very much obligated by the devotional service of King Purusottama, was brought to the town of Kataka.
After hearing this narration, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the temple of Gopala in great ecstasy of love of God.
From Kataka He went to Bhuvanesvara and saw the temple of Lord Siva.
In this way, He gradually arrived at Kamalapura, and on the banks of the Bhargi River He came to the temple of Lord Siva, where He entrusted His sannyasa staff to Nityananda Prabhu.
However, Nityananda Prabhu broke the staff into three pieces and threw it into the Bhargi River at a place known as Atharanala.
Being angry at not getting His staff back, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu left the company of Nityananda Prabhu and went alone to see the Jagannatha temple.