Ādi-līlā, Chapter 10
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TRANSLATION
These two brothers, however, did not allow him to die. They accepted him as their third brother and kept him in their company.
TEXT 97
মহাপ্রভূর লীলা যত বাহির-অন্তর । 
    দুই ভাই তাঁর মুখে শুনে নিরস্তর ॥ ৯৭ ॥
mahāprabhura līlā yata bāhira-antara 
    dui bhāi tāṅra mukhe śune nirantara
SYNONYMS
mahāprabhura —of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  līlā —pastimes;  yata —all;  bāhira —external;  antara —internal;  dui bhāi —the two brothers;  tāṅra —his;  mukhe —in the mouth;  śune —hear;  nirantara —always.
TRANSLATION
Because Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was an assistant to Svarūpa Dāmodara, he knew much about the external and internal features of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya. Thus the two brothers Rūpa and Sanātana always used to hear of this from him.
TEXT 98
অন্ন-জল ত্যাগ কৈল অন্ত-কথন । 
    পল দুই-তিন মাঠা করেন ভক্ষণ ॥ ৯৮ ॥
anna-jala tyāga kaila anya-kathana 
    pala dui-tina māṭhā karena bhakṣaṇa
SYNONYMS
anna-jala —food and drink;  tyāga —renunciation;  kaila —did;  anya-kathana —talking of other things;  pala dui-tina —a few drops of;  māṭhā —sour milk;  karena —does;  bhakṣaṇa —eat.
TRANSLATION
Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī gradually gave up all food and drink but a few drops of buttermilk.
TEXT 99
সহস্র দণ্ডবৎ করে, লয় লক্ষ নাম । 
    দুই সহস্র বৈষ্ণবেরে নিত্য পরগাম ॥ ৯৯ ॥