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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-lilā, Ch. 13]
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu concluded, “Come again to Nīlācala [Jagannātha Purī].” After saying this, the Lord put His own neck beads on Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa’s neck.
TEXT 115
আলিঙ্গন করি’ প্রভু বিদায় তাঁরে দিলা। প্রেমে গর গর ভট্ট কান্দিতে লাগিলা ॥ ১১৫ ॥
āliṅgana kari’ prabhu vidāya tāṅre dilā preme gara gara bhaṭṭa kāndite lāgilā
SYNONYMS
āliṅgana kari’—embracing; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; vidāya tāṅre dilā—bade him farewell; preme—in ecstatic love; gara gara—overwhelmed; bhaṭṭa—Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa; kāndite lāgilā—began to cry.
TRANSLATION
Then the Lord embraced him and bade him farewell. Overwhelmed with ecstatic love, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa began to cry due to imminent separation from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TEXT 116
স্বরূপ-আদি ভক্ত-ঠাঞি আজ্ঞা মাগিয়া। বারাণসী আইলা ভট্ট প্রভুর আজ্ঞা পাঞ্যা ॥ ১১৬ ॥
svarūpa-ādi bhakta-ṭhāñi ājñā māgiyā vārāṇasī āilā bhaṭṭa prabhura ājñā pāñā
SYNONYMS
svarūpa-ādi—headed by Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī; bhakta-ṭhāñi—from the devotees; ājñā māgiyā—asking permission; vārāṇasī āilā—returned to Vārāṇasī; bhaṭṭa—Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa; prabhura—of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; ājñā pāñā—getting permission.
TRANSLATION
After taking permission from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and all the devotees, headed by Svarūpa Dāmodara, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa returned to Vārāṇasī.