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‘maṇeka candana, tolā-viśeka karpūra
gopāle parāiba’ — ei ānanda pracura

maṇeka candana — one maund of sandalwood; tolā — a measurement of weight; viśeka — twenty; karpūra — camphor; gopāle — on Gopāla; parāiba — I shall smear; ei — this; ānanda — pleasure; pracura — sufficient.

“Without considering his personal comforts, Mādhavendra Purī carried one maund [about eighty-two pounds] of sandalwood and twenty tolās [about eight ounces] of camphor to smear over the body of Gopāla. This transcendental pleasure was sufficient for him.

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