Volume 7 - Prabhupada

Text 17] The Lord Travels to Vrndavana 9called sadhu. SvarOpa Damodara immediately pointed out that Balabhadra Bha­acarya was quite fit to accompany the Lord because he was a learned scholar andwas simple and had great love for SrT Kra Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He was also advancedin Kra consciousness; therefore he was considered appropriate to accompanythe Lord as a personal servant.The word snigdha (very peaceful) and the word su-snigdha (affectionate) areused in verses fourteen and fifteen, and they are also found in Srimad-Bhagavatam(1.1.8): bruyuh snigdhasya 5i$yasya guravo guhyam apy uta. "A disciple who hasactual love for his spiritual master is endowed, by.,the blessings of the spiritualmaster, with all confidential knowledge." SrTia SrTdhara SvamT has commented thatthe word snigdhasya means prema-vatah.The word prema-vatah indicates thatone has great love for his spiritual master.TEXT 16 c;i!t'lfl· c;'SI" I·tf Gi1 '-1' ti! II IIprathamei toma-sarige aila gauga haiteirihara iccha ache 'sarva-tirtha' kariteSYNONYMSprathamei-in the beginning; toma-sarige-with You; ai/a-came; gaugahaite-from Bengal; irihara iccha-his desire; ache-is; sarva-tirtha-all places ofpilgrimage; karite-to go see.TRANSLATION"In the beginning, he came with You from Bengal. It is his desire to see andvisit all the holy places of pilgrimage.TEXT 17· ttr l!l 'lfi!J ' I·1 ·f