Ādi-līlā, Chapter 5
499
of  Caitanya-caritāmṛta , specifically mentions the names of Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī and offers his respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of these three spiritual masters, as well as Raghunātha dāsa. Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī also accepted Sanātana Gosvāmī as the teacher of the science of devotional service. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī is described as the  bhakti-rasācārya , or one who knows the essence of devotional service. His famous book  Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu  is the science of devotional service, and by reading this book one can understand the meaning of devotional service. Another of his famous books is  Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi . In this book he elaborately explains the loving affairs and transcendental activities of Lord Kṛṣṇa and Rādhārāṇī.
TEXT 204
জয় জয় নিত্যানন্দ-চরণারবিন্দ ।
যাঁহা হৈতে পাইনু শ্রীরাধাগোবিন্দ ॥ ২০৪ ॥
jaya jaya nityānanda-caraṇāravinda yāṅhā haite pāinu śrī-rādhā-govinda
SYNONYMS
jaya jaya —all glories to;  nityānanda —of Lord Nityānanda;  caraṇa-aravinda —the lotus feet;  yāṅhā haite —from whom;  pāinu —I got;  śrī-rādhā-govinda —the shelter of Śrī Rādhā and Govinda.
TRANSLATION
All glory, all glory to the lotus feet of Lord Nityānanda, by whose mercy I have attained Śrī Rādhā-Govinda.
PURPORT
Śrīla Narottama dāsa Thākura, who is famous for his poetic composition known as  Prārthanā , has lamented in one of his prayers, “When will Lord Nityānanda be merciful upon me so that I will forget all material desires?” Śrīla Narottama dāsa Thākura confirms that unless one is freed from material desires to satisfy the needs of the body and senses, one cannot understand the transcendental abode of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Vṛndāvana. He also confirms that one cannot understand the loving affairs of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa without going through the direction of the six Gosvāmīs. In another verse Narottama dāsa Thākura has stated that without the causeless mercy of Nityānanda Prabhu, one cannot enter into the affairs of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 205
জগাই মাধাই হৈতে মুঞি সে পাপিষ্ঠ ।
পুরীষের কীট হৈতে মুঞি সে লক্ষিষ্ঠ ॥ ২০৫ ॥