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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 16]
TEXT 106
সরষতী যথে তাঁরে উপবেণ কৈল । সাক্ষাৎ ঈষর করি’ প্রভুকে ভান্সিল ॥ ১০৬ ॥
sarasvatī svapne tāṅre upadeśa kaila sākṣāt īśvara kari’ prabhuke jānila
SYNONYMS
sarasvatī —mother Sarasvatī;  svapne —in a dream;  tāṅre —unto him;  upadeśa —advice;  kaila —gave;  sākṣāt —directly;  īśvara —the Supreme Person;  kari’ —accepting;  prabhuke —the Lord;  jānila —he understood.
TRANSLATION
In a dream the goddess informed him of the Lord’s position, and the poetic champion could understand that Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.
TEXT 107
প্রাতে আসি’ প্রভুপদে লইল নরণ । প্রভু কৃপা কৈল, তাঁর বতিল বতন ॥ ১০৭ ॥
prāte āsi’ prabhu-pade la-ila śaraṇa prabhu kṛpā kaila, tāṅra khaṇḍila bandhana
SYNONYMS
prāte —in the morning;  āsi’ —coming back;  prabhu-pade —at the lotus feet of the Lord;  la-ila —took;  śaraṇa —shelter;  prabhu —the Lord;  kṛpā —mercy;  kaila —showed;  tāṅra —his;  khaṇḍila —cut off;  bandhana —all bondage.
TRANSLATION
On the next morning the poet came to Lord Caitanya and surrendered unto His lotus feet. The Lord bestowed His mercy upon him and cut off all his bondage to material attachment.
PURPORT
The same process advocated by Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa in His teachings of  Bhagavad-gītā  as it is—“Surrender unto Me in all instances”—was advocated by Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The champion surrendered unto the Lord, and the Lord favored him. One who is favored by the Lord is freed from material bondage, as stated in  Bhagavad-gītā  ( tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām etl so ‘rjuna ).