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The Spiritual Masters

Cc Ādi 1.19
Text
ei tina ṭhākura gauḍīyāke kariyāchena ātmasāt
e tinera caraṇa vandoṅ, tine mora nātha
Synonyms

ei-these; tina-three; ṭhākura-Deities; gauḍīyāke-the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas; kariyāchena-have done; ātmasāt-absorbed; e-these; tinera-of the three; caraṇa-lotus feet; vandoṅ-I worship; tine-these three; mora-my; nātha-Lords.

Translation

These three Deities of Vṛndāvana [Madana-mohana, Govinda and Gopīnātha] have absorbed the heart and soul of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas [followers of Lord Caitanya]. I worship Their lotus feet, for They are the Lords of my heart.

Purport

Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas perceive the ultimate objective in Vedic hymns composed of eighteen transcendental letters that adore Kṛṣṇa as Madana-mohana, Govinda and Gopījana-vallabha. Madana-mohana is He who charms Cupid, the god of love, Govinda is He who pleases the senses and the cows, and Gopījana-vallabha is the transcendental lover of the gopīs. Kṛṣṇa Himself is called Madana-mohana, Govinda, Gopījana-vallabha and countless other names as He plays in His different pastimes with His devotees.