Toqt 1201
The lord Instructs Šrila Rūna Gosvāmī
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devaḥ —the Lord;  tatra —there;  eva —indeed;  rūpam —Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī;  ca —and;  saṇātaṇam —Saṇātaṇa Gosvāmī:  ca —as well as
TRANSLATION
“In the course of time, the transcendental news of Krṣṇa’s pastimes in Vṛndāvana was almost lost. To enunciate explicitly those transcendental pastimes, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, at Prayāga, empowered Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī with the nectar of His mercy to carry out this work in Vṛndāvana.
PURPORT
This verse and the following two verses are from Act Nine (38,29,30) of  Caitanya-candrodaya  by Śrī Kavi-karṇapūra.
TEXT 12O
য: প্রাগেব প্রিয়গুণগণৈর্গাঢ়বদ্ধোহপি মুক্তো গেহাধ্যাসাদ্রস ইব পরো মূর্ত এবাপ্যমূর্ত:। প্রেমালাপৈদৃঢ়তরপরিষঙ্গরঙ্গৈ: প্রয়াগে তং শ্রীরূপং সমমন্ত্রপমেনান্ত্রগ্রাহ্ দেব: ॥ ১২০
yaḥ prāg eva priya-guṇa-gaṇair gāḍha-baddho ‘pi mukto gehādhyāsād rasa iva paro mūrta evāpy amūrtaḥ premālāpair dṛḍhatara-pariṣvaṅga-raṅgaiḥ prayāge taṁ śrī-rūpaṁ samam anupamenānujagrāha devaḥ
SYNONYMS
yaḥ —who;  prāk  eva—previously;  priya-guṇa-gaṇaiḥ —by the desirable transcendental qualities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  gāḍha —deeply;  baddhaḥ —attached;  api —although;  muktaḥ —liberated;  geha-adhyāsāt —from the bondage of family life;  rasaḥ —transcendental mellows;  iva —like;  paraḥ —transcendental;  mūrtaḥ —personal form; eva—certainly;  api —although;  amūrtaḥ —without having a material form;  prema-ālāpaiḥ —by discussions of transcendental love of the Supreme;  dṛḍhatara —firm;  pariṣvaṅga —of embracing;  raṅgaiḥ —with great pleasure;  prayāge —at Prayāga;  tam —to him;  śrī-rūpam —Rūpa Gosvāmī;  samam —with;  anupamena —Anupama;  anujagrāha —showed mercy;  devaḥ —the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
“From the very beginning, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was deeply attracted by the transcendental qualities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Thus he was perma-