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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 6]
TRANSLATION
“Raghunātha dāsa is a disciple of Yadunandana Ācārya, who is very gentle and is extremely dear to Vāsudeva Datta, a resident of Kāñcanapallī. Because of Raghunātha dāsa’s transcendental qualities, he is always more dear than life for all of us devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Since he has been favored by the abundant mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he is always pleasing. Vividly providing a superior example for the renounced order, this very dear follower of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī is the ocean of renunciation. Who among the residents of Nīlācala [Jagannātha Purī] does not know him very well?
PURPORT
This verse is from Śrī Caitanya-candrodaya-nāṭaka (10.3) of Kavi-karṇapūra.
TEXT 264
যঃ সর্বলোকৈকমনোভিক্রচ্যা 
  দৌভাগ্যভূঃ কাচিদকুষ্টপচ্যা। 
  যত্রায়মারোপণতুল্যকালং 
  তৎপ্রেমশাখী ফলবানতুল্যঃ ॥ ২৬৪ ॥
yaḥ sarva-lokaika-manobhirucyā 
  saubhāgya-bhūḥ kācid akṛṣṭa-pacyā 
  yatrāyam āropaṇa-tulya-kālam 
  tat-prema-śākhī phalavān atulyaḥ
SYNONYMS
yaḥ—who; sarva-loka—of all the devotees in Purī; eka—foremost; manaḥ—of the minds; abhirucyā—by the affection; saubhāgya-bhūḥ—the ground of good fortune; kācit—indescribable; akṛṣṭa-pacyā—perfect without tilling or perfect without practice; yatra—in which; ayam—this; āropaṇa-tulya-kālam—at the same time as the sowing of the seed; tat-prema-śākhī—a tree of the love of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; phalavān—fruitful; atulyaḥ—the matchless.
TRANSLATION
“Because he is very pleasing to all the devotees, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī easily became like the fertile earth of good fortune in which it was suitable for the seed of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu to be sown. At the same time that the seed was sown, it grew into a matchless tree of the love of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and produced fruit.”