nija-priya-sthÄna mora — mathurÄ-vá¹›ndÄvana
tÄhÄá¹… eta dharma cÄhi karite pracÄraṇa

 nija - own; priya-sthÄna - very dear place; mora - My; mathurÄ-vá¹›ndÄvana - MathurÄ and Vá¹›ndÄvana; tÄhÄá¹… - there; eta - so many; dharma - activities; cÄhi - I want; karite - to do; pracÄraṇa - preaching.


Text

“MathurÄ-Vá¹›ndÄvana is My own very dear abode. I want to do many things there to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Purport

ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu wanted to accomplish many purposes through the exegetical endeavors of ÅšrÄ«la SanÄtana GosvÄmÄ«. First SanÄtana GosvÄmÄ« compiled the book called Bá¹›had-bhÄgavatÄmá¹›ta to teach people how to become devotees, execute devotional service and attain love of Kṛṣṇa. Second, he compiled the Hari-bhakti-vilÄsa,wherein he collected authoritative scriptural injunctions regarding how a Vaiṣṇava should behave. Only by the endeavors of ÅšrÄ« SanÄtana GosvÄmÄ« were all the lost places of pilgrimage in the Vá¹›ndÄvana area excavated. He established Madana-mohana, the first Deity in the Vá¹›ndÄvana area, and by his personal behavior he taught how one should act in the renounced order, completely devoted to the service of the Lord. By his personal example, he taught people how to stay in Vá¹›ndÄvana to execute devotional service. The principal mission of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu was to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness. MathurÄ and Vá¹›ndÄvana are the abodes of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Therefore these two places are very dear to ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, and He wanted to develop their glories through SanÄtana GosvÄmÄ«.