Text 197] Lord Caitanya Meets Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
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cause of a relationship with Nīlāmbara Cakravartī;  hāma —I;  ājā kari' —as My grandfathers;  māne —consider.
TRANSLATION
The Lord continued, “Your father and his elder brother are both related as brothers to My grandfather, Nīlāmbara Cakravartī. Therefore I consider them My grandfathers.
PURPORT
Nīlāmbara Cakravartī, the grandfather of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, was very intimately related to Raghunātha dāsa's father and uncle. Nīlāmbara Cakravartī used to call them his younger brothers because both of them were very devoted to the  brāhmaṇa  and were very respectable gentlemen. Similarly, they used to call him Dādā Cakravartī, addressing him as an elder brother  brāhmaṇa . Raghunātha dāsa, however, was almost the same age as Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Generally a grandchild may joke about his grandfather. Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took advantage of the relationship between His grandfather and Raghunātha dāsa's father and uncle to speak in a joking way.
TEXT 196
চক্রবর্তীর দুহে হয় আত্নপ দাস । অতএব তারে আমি করি পরিহাস ॥ ১৯৬ ॥
cakravartīra duhe haya bhrātṛ-rūpa dāsa ataeva tāre āmi kari parihāsa
SYNONYMS
cakravartīra —of Nīlāmbara Cakravartī;  duhe —both;  haya —are;  bhrātṛ-rūpa dāsa —servants as younger brothers;  ataeva —therefore;  tāre —unto them;  āmi —I;  kari parihāsa —say something jokingly.
TRANSLATION
“Since your father and his elder brother are younger brothers of Nīlāmbara Cakravartī, I may joke about them in this way.
TEXT 197
তোমার বাপ-জ্যেঠা – বিষয়বিষ্ঠা-গর্তের কীড়া । ভুখ করি’ মানে বিষয়-বিষের মহাপীড়া ॥ ১৯৭ ॥