Prabhupada: So Caitanya Mahaprabhu, after taking leave from His mother, left Bengal towards Orissa, and on the entrance of the district of Balasore there is a nice temple called Ksira-cora-gopinatha temple. And He saw the temple. Here the scene is to be arranged that there is nice temple and within the temple there is Radha-Krsna Deity, Ksira-cora-gopinatha.
The pujaris are there, arati is being taken place, and at that time Caitanya Mahaprabhu entered with His followers chanting Hare Krsna Hare Krsna, and He saw the Deity and danced before Him. And when the arati was finished, prayer was finished, then He sat down, talked with His associates, Nityananda and Gadadhara and Murari. So Nityananda Prabhu described about the Ksira-cora-gopinatha, the story of Ksira-cora-gopinatha. It was very nice story, that formerly one acarya, Madhavendra Puri came to this temple, Gopinatha, and while that condensed milk which is called ksira was being offered to the Deity, Madhavendra Puri wanted to taste it so that he would also prepare such condensed milk and offer to his Gopala. So after that he thought, "Oh, it is being offered to Krsna and I wanted to taste it. So I am so greedy." So he left the temple, that "I am not worth to visit this temple." He went outside the temple and sat down underneath a tree and was chanting Hare Krsna.
Then at dead of night, Gopinatha, the Deity, was awakening His priest by dream, that "You please get up. I have kept one pot of condensed milk behind My..." What is called... That (pid?) vastra, kings, sometimes they have got, very long tail-like. What is that called?
Hayagriva: Robe or something?
Prabhupada: Yes. What is the name?
Hayagriva: I don't know.
Prabhupada: In Sanskrit it is called (pid?) vastra, backside robe. So under the backside robe He kept one pot of condensed milk by stealing. So the pujari woke up and opened the door and actually saw that there was a pot of condensed milk. The priests were very much astonished that "Oh, He has stolen (laughs) ksira for His devotee." So the order was that "You take this pot and give to Madhavendra Puri. He is sitting underneath a tree." So they, with the pot of the condensed milk, they began to cry, "Oh, who is that Madhavendra Puri? Oh, you are so fortunate. The Deity has stolen condensed milk for you. Take it." So he came forward and he was so pleased that Lord has stolen. "Because I desired to taste so Lord has stolen one pot." So in this way. From that day He became famous, the thief of condensed milk, Ksira-cora. Ksira means condensed milk and cora means thief. So the temple became famous as the temple of the thief of condensed milk.
Hayagriva: Caitanya, the condensed milk thief.
Prabhupada: No. Oh, you did not hear. Caitanya, after seeing the Deity, He was sitting and seeing and meantime Nityananda Prabhu narrated the story how His name became Ksira-cora-gopinatha. You did not follow me?
Hayagriva: Nityananda?
Prabhupada: Nityananda was going with Lord Caitanya.
Hayagriva: Narrated this to Lord Caitanya? Nityananda narrated this to Lord Caitanya.
Prabhupada: Yes, how the Deity was known as Ksira-cora-gopinatha. The story was narrated that formerly He stole one...
Hayagriva: Condensed milk.
Prabhupada: Yes. Pot of condensed milk for His devotee.
Hayagriva: Now what direct relationship does this have to Lord Caitanya?
Prabhupada: Lord Caitanya also visited. Anyone in those days going to Jagannatha Puri
from Bengal they had to pass that way. And on the way the Ksira-cora-gopinatha temple is there. So everyone used to visit. So formerly Madhavendra Puri, he also visited, and for him the Deity stole the condensed milk. From that time He's known as Ksira-cora-gopinatha.
That story was narrated to Caitanya Mahaprabhu. So while sitting before the Deity, the story was narrated and Caitanya Mahaprabhu relished it that God is so kind that sometimes He steals for His devotee. This is the significance of this. So here the scene should be arranged that very nice temple, the Deity within, and Lord Caitanya entered while chanting Hare Krsna and saw the worship, aratrika. These things are to be shown in this scene. And a little story about Him, that's all.
The pujaris are there, arati is being taken place, and at that time Caitanya Mahaprabhu entered with His followers chanting Hare Krsna Hare Krsna, and He saw the Deity and danced before Him. And when the arati was finished, prayer was finished, then He sat down, talked with His associates, Nityananda and Gadadhara and Murari. So Nityananda Prabhu described about the Ksira-cora-gopinatha, the story of Ksira-cora-gopinatha. It was very nice story, that formerly one acarya, Madhavendra Puri came to this temple, Gopinatha, and while that condensed milk which is called ksira was being offered to the Deity, Madhavendra Puri wanted to taste it so that he would also prepare such condensed milk and offer to his Gopala. So after that he thought, "Oh, it is being offered to Krsna and I wanted to taste it. So I am so greedy." So he left the temple, that "I am not worth to visit this temple." He went outside the temple and sat down underneath a tree and was chanting Hare Krsna.
Then at dead of night, Gopinatha, the Deity, was awakening His priest by dream, that "You please get up. I have kept one pot of condensed milk behind My..." What is called... That (pid?) vastra, kings, sometimes they have got, very long tail-like. What is that called?
Hayagriva: Robe or something?
Prabhupada: Yes. What is the name?
Hayagriva: I don't know.
Prabhupada: In Sanskrit it is called (pid?) vastra, backside robe. So under the backside robe He kept one pot of condensed milk by stealing. So the pujari woke up and opened the door and actually saw that there was a pot of condensed milk. The priests were very much astonished that "Oh, He has stolen (laughs) ksira for His devotee." So the order was that "You take this pot and give to Madhavendra Puri. He is sitting underneath a tree." So they, with the pot of the condensed milk, they began to cry, "Oh, who is that Madhavendra Puri? Oh, you are so fortunate. The Deity has stolen condensed milk for you. Take it." So he came forward and he was so pleased that Lord has stolen. "Because I desired to taste so Lord has stolen one pot." So in this way. From that day He became famous, the thief of condensed milk, Ksira-cora. Ksira means condensed milk and cora means thief. So the temple became famous as the temple of the thief of condensed milk.
Hayagriva: Caitanya, the condensed milk thief.
Prabhupada: No. Oh, you did not hear. Caitanya, after seeing the Deity, He was sitting and seeing and meantime Nityananda Prabhu narrated the story how His name became Ksira-cora-gopinatha. You did not follow me?
Hayagriva: Nityananda?
Prabhupada: Nityananda was going with Lord Caitanya.
Hayagriva: Narrated this to Lord Caitanya? Nityananda narrated this to Lord Caitanya.
Prabhupada: Yes, how the Deity was known as Ksira-cora-gopinatha. The story was narrated that formerly He stole one...
Hayagriva: Condensed milk.
Prabhupada: Yes. Pot of condensed milk for His devotee.
Hayagriva: Now what direct relationship does this have to Lord Caitanya?
Prabhupada: Lord Caitanya also visited. Anyone in those days going to Jagannatha Puri
from Bengal they had to pass that way. And on the way the Ksira-cora-gopinatha temple is there. So everyone used to visit. So formerly Madhavendra Puri, he also visited, and for him the Deity stole the condensed milk. From that time He's known as Ksira-cora-gopinatha.
That story was narrated to Caitanya Mahaprabhu. So while sitting before the Deity, the story was narrated and Caitanya Mahaprabhu relished it that God is so kind that sometimes He steals for His devotee. This is the significance of this. So here the scene should be arranged that very nice temple, the Deity within, and Lord Caitanya entered while chanting Hare Krsna and saw the worship, aratrika. These things are to be shown in this scene. And a little story about Him, that's all.
