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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
TEXT 203
সনাতন-রুপায় পাইনু ভক্তির সিদ্ধান্ত । শ্রীরূপ-রুপায় পাইনু ভক্তিরসপ্রাপ্ত ॥ ২০৩ ॥
sanātana-kṛpāya pāinu bhaktira siddhānta   śrī-rūpa-kṛpāya pāinu bhakti-rasa-prānta
SYNONYMS
sanātana-kṛpāya —by the mercy of Sanātana Gosvāmī;  pāinu —I got;  bhaktira siddhānta —the conclusions of devotional service;  śrī-rūpa-kṛpāya —by the mercy of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī;  pāinu —I got;  bhakti-rasa-prānta —the limit of the mellows of devotional service.
TRANSLATION
By the mercy of Sanātana Gosvāmī I have learned the final conclusions of devotional service, and by the grace of Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī I have tasted the highest nectar of devotional service.
PURPORT
Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī Prabhu, the teacher of the science of devotional service, wrote several books, of which the  Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta  is very famous; anyone who wants to know about the subject matter of devotees, devotional service and Kṛṣṇa must read this book. Sanātana Gosvāmī also wrote a special commentary on the Tenth Canto of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  known as the  Daśama-ṭippanī , which is so excellent that by reading it one can understand very deeply the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa in His exchanges of loving activities. Another famous book by Sanātana Gosvāmī is the  Hari-bhakti-vilāsa , which states the rules and regulations for all divisions of Vaiṣṇavas, namely, Vaiṣṇava householders, Vaiṣṇava  brahmacārīs , Vaiṣṇava  vāna-prasthas  and Vaiṣṇava  sannyāsīs . This book was especially written, however, for Vaiṣṇava householders. Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī has described Sanātana Gosvāmī in his prayer  Vilāpa-kusumāñjali , verse six, where he has expressed his obligation to Sanātana Gosvāmī in the following words:
vairāgya-yug-bhakti-rasaṁ prayatnair   apāyayan mām anabhīpsum andham   kṛpāmbudhir yaḥ para-duḥkha-duḥkhī   sanātanas taṁ parbhum āśrayāmi
“I was unwilling to drink the nectar of devotional service possessed of renunciation, but Sanātana Gosvāmī, out of his causeless mercy, made me drink it, even though I was otherwise unable to do so. Therefore he is an ocean of mercy. He is very much compassionate to fallen souls like me, and thus it is my duty to offer my respectful obeisances unto his lotus feet.” Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī also, in the last section