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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 1
ei-mate dui bhāi gauḍa-deśe āilā gauḍe āsi' anupamera gaṅgā-prāpti hailā
SYNONYMS
ei-mate —in this way;  dui bhāi —Rūpa Gosvāmī and his younger brother, Anupama;  gauḍa-deśe āilā —reached Bengal, which is known as Gauḍa-deśa;  gauḍe āsi' —coming to Gauḍa;  anupamera —of Anupama;  gaṅgā-prāpti hailā —there was obtainment of the shelter of mother Ganges (passing away).
TRANSLATION
In this way the two brothers Rūpa and Anupama reached Bengal, but when they arrived there Anupama died.
PURPORT
Formerly when a person died it was commonly said that he had attained the shelter of mother Ganges, even if he did not die on the bank of the Ganges. It is customary among Hindus to carry a dying person to a nearby bank of the Ganges, for if one dies on the bank of the Ganges, his soul is considered to reach the lotus feet of Lord Viṣṇu, wherefrom the Ganges flows.
TEXT 38
ऋप-गोसाणि अष्टुपामे करिला गमन । अष्टूरे देशिते तौर উৎকর্ষিত মন ॥ ৩৮ ॥
rūpa-gosāñi prabhu-pāśe karilā gamana prabhure dekhite tāṅra utkaṇṭhita mana
SYNONYMS
rūpa-gosāñi —of the name Rūpa Gosvāmī;  prabhu-pāśe —the place of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  karilā gamana —departed for;  prabhure dekhite —to see Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  tāṅra —his;  utkaṇṭhita —full of anxiety;  mana —mind.
TRANSLATION
Rūpa Gosvāmī then departed to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, for he was very eager to see Him.
TEXT 39
অমুপমের লাগি' তাঁর কিছু বিলম্ব হইল । ভক্তগণ-পাশ আইলা, লাগ্ না পাইল ॥ ৩৯ ॥