498 Sri Caitanya-caritamyta
TEXT 203
AANSA-FAH Hoy Sor frets |
Sqri-srita Hoy Soames tt roo |
sanatana-krpaya painu bhaktira siddhanta
$ri-ripa-kppaya painu bhakti-rasa-pranta
SYNONYMS
sandatana-kypdya—by the mercy of Sanatana Gosvami; pdinu—| got; bhaktira
siddhadnta—the conclusions of devotional service; Sri-rupa-krypadya—by the mercy of
Srila Ripa Gosvami; pdinu—| got; bhakti-rasa-pranta—the limit of the mellows of
devotional service.
TRANSLATION
By the mercy of Sanatana Gosvami I have learned the final conclusions of devo-
tional service, and by the grace of Sri Ridpa Gosvami | have tasted the highest nectar
of devotional service.
PURPORT
Sri Sanatana Gosvami Prabhu, the teacher of the science of devotional service,
wrote several books, of which the Brhad-bhdgavatamyta is very famous; anyone who
wants to know about the subject matter of devotees, devotional service and Kysna
must read this book. Sanatana Gosvami also wrote a special commentary on the
Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhdgavatam known as the Dasama-tippani, which is so ex-
cellent that by reading it one can understand very deeply the pastimes of Kysna in
His exchanges of loving activities. Another famous book by Sanatana Gosvami is
the Hari-bhakti-vilasa, which states the rules and regulations for all divisions of
Vaisnavas, namely, Vaisnava householders, Vaisnava'brahmacaris, ‘Vaisnava vana-
prasthas and Vaisnava sannydsis. This book was especially written, however, for
Vaisnava householders. Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami has. described Sanatana
Gosvami in his prayer Vilapa-kusumafijali, verse six, where he has expressed his
obligation to Sanatana Gosvami in the following words:
vairdgya-yug-bhakti-rasarh prayatnair
apdyayan mdm anabhipsum andham
krppambudhir yah para-duhkha-dufkhi
sanatanas tarh parbhum dsrayami
“| was unwilling to drink the nectar of devotional service possessed of renunciation,
but Sanatana Gosvami, out of his causeless mercy, made me drink it, even though
| was otherwise unable to do so. Therefore he is an ocean of mercy. He is very much
compassionate to fallen souls like me, and thus it is my duty to offer my respectful
obeisances unto his lotus feet.”” Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami also, in the last section
