pathe yāite devālaye rahe yei grāme
yāṅra ghare bhikṣā kare, sei mahā-jane
kūrme yaiche rīti, taiche kaila sarva-ṭhāñi
nīlācale punaḥ yāvat nā āilā gosāñi

 pathe yāite - while passing on the road; devālaye - in a temple; rahe - He stays; yei grāme - in any village; yāṅra ghare - at whose place; bhikṣā kare - takes alms or eats; sei mahā-jane - to such a great personality; kūrme - unto the brāhmaṇa Kūrma; yaiche - just as; rīti - the process; taiche - in the same way; kaila - did; sarva-ṭhāñi - in all places; nīlācale - to Jagannātha Purī; punaḥ - again; yāvat - until; nā - not; āilā - returned; gosāñi - the Lord.


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While on His tour, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would spend the night at a temple by the road. Whenever He accepted food from a person, He would give him the same advice He gave the brāhmaṇa named Kūrma. He adopted this process until He returned to Jagannātha Purī from His South Indian tour.

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