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Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta
TRANSLATION
As a wooden doll is made to dance by a magician, I write as Madana-gopāla orders me to do so.
PURPORT
This is the position of a pure devotee. One should not take any responsibility on his own but should be a soul surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who will then give him dictation as  caitya-guru , or the spiritual master within. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is pleased to guide a devotee from within and without. From within He guides him as the Supersoul, and from without He guides him as the spiritual master.
TEXT 80
কুলাধিদেবতা মোর—মদনমোহন।
যাঁর সেবক—রঘুনাথ, রূপ, সনাতন ॥ ৮০ ॥
kulādhidevatā mora—madana-mohana yāṅra sevaka—raghunātha, rūpa, sanātana
SYNONYMS
kula-ādhidevatā —the family Deity;  mora —mine;  madana-mohana —Lord Madana-mohana;  yāṅra —whose;  sevaka —servitor;  raghunātha —Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī;  rūpa —Rūpa Gosvāmī;  sanātana —Sanātana Gosvāmī.
TRANSLATION
I accept as my family Deity Madana-mohana, whose worshipers are Raghunātha dāsa, Śrī Rūpa and Sanātana Gosvāmī.
TEXT 81
বৃহ্নাবন-দাসের পাদপদ্ম করি’ ধ্যান।
তাঁর আজ্ঞা লঞ্জা লিখি যাহাতে কল্যাণ ॥ ৮১ ॥
vṛndāvana-dāsera pāda-padma kari’ dhyāna tāṅra ājñā lañā likhi yāhāte kalyāṇa
SYNONYMS
vṛndāvana-dāsera —of Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura;  pāda-padma —lotus feet;  kari’ —doing;  dhyāna —meditation;  tāṅra —his;  ājñā —order;  lañā —receiving;  likhi —I write;  yāhāte —in which permission;  kalyāṇa —all auspiciousness.
TRANSLATION
I took permission from Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura by praying at his lotus feet, and upon receiving his order I have attempted to write this auspicious literature.