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The Later Pastimes of Lord Caitanya
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TEXT 284
তাঁর আজ্ঞা লঞ্জা গেলা প্রভুর চরণে । প্রভু তাঁরে সমর্পিলা স্বরূপের স্থানে ॥ ২৮৪ ॥
tāṅra ājñā lañā gelā prabhura caraṇe prabhu tāṅre samarpilā svarūpera sthāne
SYNONYMS
tāṅra —His;  ājñā —order;  lañā —taking;  gelā —approached;  prabhura —of Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  caraṇe —the lotus feet;  prabhu —the Lord;  tāṅre —him;  samarpilā —handed over;  svarūpera —of Svarūpa Dāmodara;  sthāne —to the place.
TRANSLATION
Later, Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī left home and took shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. At that time, the Lord received him and placed him under the care of Svarūpa Dāmodara for spiritual enlightenment.
PURPORT
In this regard, Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī writes in  Vilāpa-kusu-māñjali  (5):
yo māṁ dustara-geha-nirjala-mahā-kūpād apāra-klamāt sadyaḥ sāndra-dayāmbudhiḥ prakṛtitaḥ svairī-kṛpāraj-jubhiḥ uddhṛty-ātma-saroja-nindi-caraṇa-prāntaṁ prapādya svayaṁ śrī-dāmodara-sāc cakāra tam ahaṁ caitanya-candraṁ bhaje
“Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who, by His unreserved mercy, kindly saved me from house-hold life, which is exactly like a blind well without water, and placed me in the ocean of transcendental joy under the care of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.”
TEXT 285
অদ্বানন্দ-ভারতীর ঘুচাইল চর্মান্তর । এই মত লীলা কৈল ছয় বৎসর ॥ ২৮৫ ॥
brahmānanda-bhāratīra ghucāila carmāmbara ei mata lilā kaila chaya vatsara