Text 254] Lord Caitanya Meets Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
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TRANSLATION
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has placed him under the charge of Svarūpa Dāmodara. Raghunātha dāsa has become just like the life of all the Lord’s devotees.
TEXT 253
রাত্রি-দিন করে তেঁছো নাম-সঙ্কীর্তন । ক্ষণমাত্র নাছি ছাড়ে প্রভুর চরণ ॥ ২৫৩ ॥
rātri-dina kare teṅho nāma-saṅkīrtana kṣaṇa-mātra nāhi chāḍe prabhura caraṇa
SYNONYMS
rātri-dina —all day and night;  kare —performs;  teṅho —he;  nāma-saṅkīrtana —chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra ;  kṣaṇa-mātra —even for a moment;  nāhi chāḍe —does not give up;  prabhura caraṇa —the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TRANSLATION
“He chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra all day and night. He never gives up the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, not even for a moment.
TEXT 254
পরম বৈরাগ্য তার, নাছি ভক্ষ্য-পরিধান । যৈছে তৈছে আহার করি’ রাখয়ে পরাণ ॥ ২৫৪ ॥
parama vairāgya tāra, nāhi bhakṣya-paridhāna yaiche taiche āhāra kari’ rākhaye parāṇa
SYNONYMS
parama —supreme;  vairāgya —renunciation;  tāra —his;  nāhi —not;  bhakṣya —eating;  paridhāna —dressing;  yaiche taiche —somehow or other;  āhāra kari’ —eating;  rākhaye parāṇa —keeps life.
TRANSLATION
“He is in the supreme order of renounced life. Indeed, he does not care about eating or dressing. Somehow or other he eats and maintains his life.