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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.166
হিরণ্য, গোবর্ধন — দুই মুলুকের মজুমদার ।
তার পুরোহিত — ‘বলরাম’ নাম তাঁর ॥ ১৬৬ ॥
hiraṇya, govardhana — dui mulukera majumadāra
tāra purohita — ‘balarāma’ nāma tāṅra
Hiraṇya and Govardhana were the two governmental treasurers in that division of the country. Their priest was named Balarāma Ācārya.
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Hiraṇya and Govardhana were governmental treasurers in that division of the country.
The word majumadāra refers to a treasurer who keeps accounts of revenue.
Balarāma Ācārya was their priest.
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Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Thereafter, Haridāsa Ṭhākura was received by two brothers known as Hiraṇya and Govardhana Majumadāra, but in the course of a discussion he was offended by a caste brāhmaṇa known as Gopāla Cakravartī. Because of this offense, Gopāla Cakravartī was punished by being afflicted with leprosy.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “govardhana”
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Write a brief note identifying Hiraṇya and Govardhana as treasurers and Balarāma Ācārya as their priest.
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