Text 312] Lord Caitanya Meets Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
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TEXT 311
বৈরাগ্যের কথা তাঁর অদ্ভুত-কথন । আজন্ম না দিল জিহ্বায় রসের স্পর্শন ॥ ৩১১ ॥
vairāgyera kathā tāṅra adbhuta-kathana ājanma nā dila jihvāya rasera sparśana
SYNONYMS
vairāgyera—of the renunciation; kathā—talks; tāṅra—of him; adbhuta-kathana—wonderful topics; ā-janma—from birth; nā dila—did not, allow; jihvāya—to the tongue; rasera sparśana—tasting.
TRANSLATION
Topics concerning his renunciation are wonderful. Throughout his life he never allowed his tongue sense gratification.
TEXT 312
ছিণ্ডা কানি কাঁথা বিনা না পরে বসন । সাবধানে প্রভুর কৈলা আজ্ঞার পালন ॥ ৩১২ ॥
chiṇḍā kāni kāṅthā vinā nā pare vasana sāvadhāne prabhura kailā ājñāra pālana
SYNONYMS
chiṇḍā kāni—a small torn cloth; kāṅthā—a patchwork cotton wrapper; vinā—except; nā pare—does not wear; vasana—clothing; sāvadhāne—with great care; prabhura—of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kailā—performed; ājñāra pālana—execution of the order.
TRANSLATION
He never touched anything to wear except a small torn cloth and a patchwork wrapper. Thus he very rigidly executed the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
PURPORT
The principle of very rigidly carrying out the order of the spiritual master must be observed. The spiritual master gives different orders to different people. For example, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered Jīva Gosvāmī, Rūpa Gosvāmī and