Madhya 4.104
TEXT 104
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TEXT
সেই দুই শিষ্য করি' সেবা সমর্পিল ।
রাজ-সেবা হয়, - পুরীর আনন্দ বাড়িল ॥ ১০৪ ॥ sei dui sisya kari' seva samarpila
raja-seva haya,-purira ananda badila
SYNONYMS
sei dui-these two persons; sisya kari'-initiating; seva-with the service; samarpila-entrusted; raja-seva-gorgeous performance of service; haya-is; purira-of Madhavendra Puri; ananda-pleasure; badila-increased.
TRANSLATION
These two were then initiated by Madhavendra Puri, and he entrusted them with the daily service of the Lord. This service was performed continuously, and the worship of the Deity became very gorgeous. Thus Madhavendra Puri was very pleased.
PURPORT
The Gosvamis started many temples, namely the Govinda temple, Gopinatha, Madana-mohana, Radha-Damodara, Syamasundara, Radharamana and Gokulananda. The disciples of the Gosvamis were entrusted with the seva-puja (Deity worship) of these temples. It was not that the disciples were family members of the original Gosvamis. Most of the Gosvamis were in the renounced order of life, and Jiva Gosvami in particular was a brahmacari. At present, sevaitas assume the title of gosvami on the basis of their being engaged as sevaitas of the Deity. The sevaitas who have inherited their positions now assume proprietorship of the temples, and some of them are selling the Deities' property as if it were their own. However, the temples did not originally belong to these sevaitas.
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