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daśendriye śiṣya kari’, ‘mahā-bāula’ nāma dhari’,
śiṣya lañā karila gamana
mora deha sva-sadana, viṣaya-bhoga mahā-dhana,
saba chāḍi’ gelā vṛndāvana
Synonyms
dasa-indriye—the ten senses; sisya kari—making disciples; maha-bāula—of a great mendicant; nama dhari—taking the name; sisya lañā—taking disciples; karila gamana—has gone; mora—My; deha—body; sva-sadana—own home; visaya-bhoga—material enjoyment; maha-dhana—great treasure; saba chadi—leaving aside everything; gela vrndavana—has gone to Vṛndāvana. ¶
Translation
“The mystic yogī of My mind has assumed the name Mahābāula and made disciples of My ten senses. Thus My mind has gone to Vṛndāvana, leaving aside the home of My body and the great treasure of material enjoyment. ¶
Purport
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu compares His mind to one of the mystic yogīs known as bāula, who makes at least ten disciples. ¶