Outside the golden walls, the house is surrounded first by a banana grove, then a flower grove and then a fruit grove. The Three Prabhus’ toilets are situated within the banana grove on the northern side of the house. Four gem-studded paths lead from the house’s four gates to the banks of the Gaṅgā. Rows of bakula trees line each side of the paths. Navadvīpa Dhāma is encircled by the Gaṅgā and her tributary. The bhaktas each entered Mahāprabhu’s house from the direction of their respective homes. The gosvāmīs arrived through the northern gate. By their order, the sādhaka-dāsa cleaned the courtyards, benches and so on with fragrant water and a golden broom. He placed water and aromatic soil in golden vessels for the Three Prabhus’ toilets. Scented tooth-powder in a soft mango-leaf cup, a golden tongue-scraper, scented water in a golden pot, and a small golden basin were arrayed for each of them on the tooth-brushing platforms. He placed bathing cloths and fragrant Nārāyaṇa massage oil on the Three Prabhus’ bathing platforms. On their dressing and decorating platforms he placed aguru, incense holders, jeweled mirrors, combs, pairs of yellow cloths, garlands, sandalwood paste, ornaments and so on. After cleaning the meeting room, the sādhaka-dāsa placed a vyāsāsana for the Bhāgavata speaker and āsanas for the Three Prabhus and the bhaktas.
At that time, Śacī Mātā arrived from her inner chambers to wake Mahāprabhu. The Two Prabhus, the bhaktas and the sādhaka-dāsa all offered daṇḍavat-praṇāma to her. Śacī Mātā’s heart melted with vātsalya-prema as she entered Mahāprabhu’s bedroom, calling out his name to wake him. She placed her left hand on the bedstead to bear her body-weight and caressed Prabhu with her right. She said, “O Viśvambhara, my son! O Nimāi! Get up quickly; the morning has come. Śrīvāsa and your other dear bhaktas have arrived, eager to see you. They are all waiting in the courtyard.” Then Śacī Mā saw the wounds on Śrīman Mahāprabhu’s body, received during the previous night’s singing and dancing. She said, “Hāy! Hāy! My son, how have you suffered so many injuries?” Then, with her eyes full of tears, she anxiously began to caress him. Mahāprabhu got out of bed and offered daṇḍavat-praṇāma at his mother’s lotus feet. Then he sat on the bed again with his feet on the floor. Śacī Mā gave the servants their morning duties regarding Gauracandra’s bath and so on and then returned to her inner chambers. When the Two Prabhus and the bhaktas entered his bedroom, Mahāprabhu embraced the Two Prabhus and had them sit on āsanas. Śrīvāsa, Murāri and the other bhaktas offered daṇḍavat-praṇāma at Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet. When they inquired about his well-being, he described his dream about Vraja’s sweetness and was overwhelmed with prema. Understanding Mahāprabhu’s bhāva, Svarūpa Gosvāmī sang songs about Mukharā coming to see Śrī Rādhā in Yāvaṭa, Śrī Rādhā being wakened, her conversation with Śyāma Sakhī about Kṛṣṇa, the arrival of Madhurikā and so on. Hearing this, Mahāprabhu became overjoyed in rādhā-bhāva, exhibiting tears, trembling and other ecstatic symptoms. The bhaktas all absorbed themselves in their respective siddha-svarūpas in vraja-līlā.
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