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Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta
PURPORT
Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was most probably born in the year 1416  śakābda  in a  kāyastha  family as the son of Govardhana Majumdāra, who was the younger brother of the then Zamindar Hiraṇya Majumdāra. The village where he took birth is known as Śrī Kṛṣṇapura. On the railway line between Calcutta and Burdwan is a station named Triśābaghā, and about one and a half miles away is the village of Śrī Kṛṣṇapura, where the parental home of Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was situated. A temple of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Govinda is still there. In front of the temple is a large open area but no large hall for meetings. However, a rich Calcutta gentleman named Haricaraṇa Ghosh who resided in the Simlā quarter recently repaired the temple. The entire temple compound is surrounded by walls, and in a small room just to the side of the temple is a small platform on which Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī used to worship the Deity. By the side of the temple is the dying River Sarasvatī.
The forefathers of Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī were all Vaiṣṇavas and were very rich men. His spiritual master at home was Yadunandana Ācārya. Although Raghunātha dāsa was a family man, he had no attachment for his estate and wife. Seeing his tendency to leave home, his father and uncle engaged special bodyguards to watch over him, but nevertheless he managed to escape their vigilance and went away to Jagannātha Purī to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. This incident took place in the year 1439  śakābda . Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī compiled three books named  Stava-mālā  or  Stavāvalī ,  Dāna-carita  and  Muktācarita . He lived for a long duration of life. For most of his life he resided at Rādhākuṇḍa. The place where Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī performed his devotional service still exists by Rādhākuṇḍa. He almost completely gave up eating, and therefore he was very skinny and of weak health. His only concern was to chant the holy name of the Lord. He gradually reduced his sleeping until he was almost not sleeping at all. It is said that his eyes were always full of tears. When Śrīnivāsa Ācārya went to see Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, the Gosvāmī blessed him by embracing him. Śrīnivāsa Ācārya requested his blessings for preaching in Bengal, and Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī granted them. In the  Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā  (186) it is stated that Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was formerly the  gopī  named Rasa-mañjarī. Sometimes it is said that he was Rati-mañjarī.
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প্রভু সমর্পিল তাঁরে স্বরূপের হাতে ।
প্রভুর গুপ্তসেবা কৈল স্বরূপের সাথে ॥ ৯২ ॥
prabhu samarpila tāṅre svarūpera hāte prabhura gupta-sevā kaila svarūpera sāthe
SYNONYMS
prabhu —Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  samarpila —handed over;  tāṅre —him;  svarūpera —Svarūpa Dāmodara;  hāte —to the hand;  prabhura —of the Lord;  gupta-sevā —confidential service;  kaila —did;  svarūpera —Svarūpa Dāmodara;  sāthe —with.