Text 166] Lord Caitanya Meets Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
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tāṅra eka śiṣya tāṅra ṭhākurera sevā kare sevā chāḍiyāche, tāre sādhibāra tare
SYNONYMS
tāṅra—his; eka—one; śiṣya—disciple; tāṅra—his; ṭhākurera—of the Deity; sevā—service; kare—does; sevā chāḍiyāche—he has left that service; tāre—him; sādhibāra tare—to induce.
TRANSLATION
One of Yadunandana Ācārya’s disciples had been worshiping the Deity but had left that service. Yadunandana Ācārya wanted Raghunātha dāsa to induce the disciple to take up that service again.
TEXT 165
রঘুনাথে কহে,—“তারে করহ সাধন। সেবা যেন করে, আর নাহিক ব্রাহ্মণ ॥” ১৬৫ ॥
raghunāthe kahe, —“tāre karaha sādhana sevā yena kare, āra nāhika brāhmaṇa”
SYNONYMS
raghunāthe kahe—he said to Raghunātha dāsa; tāre—him; karaha sādhana—induce to accept the service; sevā—service; yena—that; kare—he does; āra—other; nāhika—there is no; brāhmaṇa—brāhmaṇa.
TRANSLATION
Yadunandana Ācārya requested Raghunātha dāsa, “Please induce the brāhmaṇa to resume the service, for there is no other brāhmaṇa to do it.”
TEXT 166
এত কহি’ রঘুনাথে লঞ্জা চলিলা। রক্ষক সব শেষরাত্রে নিদ্রায় পড়িলা ॥ ১৬৬ ॥
eta kahi’ raghunāthe lañā calilā rakṣaka saba śeṣa-rātre nidrāya paḍilā