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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 6]
Sanātana Gosvāmī to preach, and He ordered Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī to strictly follow the rules and regulations of the renounced order. All six Gosvāmīs strictly followed the instructions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. This is the principle for progress in devotional service. After receiving an order from the spiritual master, one must strictly try to execute the order. That is the way of success.
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প্রাণ-রক্ষা লাগি' যেবা করেন ভক্ষণ।
তাহা খাঞ্জা আপনাকে কহে নির্বেদ-বচন ॥ ৩১৩ ॥
prāṇa-rakṣā lāgi' yebā karena bhakṣaṇa tāhā khāñā āpanāke kahe nirveda-vacana
SYNONYMS
prāṇa-rakṣā lāgi' —to maintain life;  yebā —whatever;  karena bhakṣaṇa —he ate;  tāhā khāñā —eating that;  āpanāke —to himself;  kahe —said;  nirveda-vacana —words of reproach.
TRANSLATION
Whatever he ate was only to keep his body and soul together, and when he ate he would reproach himself thus.
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আত্মানং চেদ্বিজানীয়াং পরং জ্ঞানধৃতাশয়ঃ ।
কিমিচ্ছন্ কস্ত বা হেতোর্দেহং পুষ্যতি লম্পটঃ ॥ ৩১৪ ॥
ātmānaṁ ced vijānīyāt paraṁ jñāna-dhūtāśayaḥ kim icchan kasya vā hetor dehaṁ puṣṇāti lampaṭaḥ
SYNONYMS
ātmānaṁ —the soul;  cet —if;  vijānīyāt —one understands;  paraṁ —supreme;  jñāna —by knowledge;  dhūta —thrown off;  āśayaḥ —material desires;  kim —what;  icchan —desiring;  kasya —what;  vā —or;  hetoḥ —for reason;  dehaṁ —the material body;  puṣṇāti —maintains;  lampaṭaḥ —debauchee.
TRANSLATION
“If one’s heart has been cleansed by perfect knowledge and one has understood Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Brahman, he then gains everything. Why should