314 Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta

TRANSLATION

Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami intended to go to Vrndavana to see the lotus feet
of Ripa and Sanatana and then give up his life by jumping from Govardhana Hill.

PURPORT

Jumping from the top of Govardhana Hil! is a system of suicide especially per-
formed by saintly persons. After the disappearance of Lord Caitanya and Svartpa
Damodara, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami keenly felt the separation of these two
exalted personalities and therefore decided to give up his life by jumping from
Govardhana Hill in Vrndavana. Before doing so, however, he wanted to see the
lotus feet of Srila Ripa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvamf.

TEXT 95
8 & farepy siz” MS THA |
wif’ art-narscera afer Gace I Be 1)
ei ta’ nigcaya kari’ Gila vrndavane
asi’ rupa-sanatanera vandila carane

SYNONYMS
ei ta’—thus; niscaya kari’—having decided; dila—came; vyndavane—to Vrndavana;
dsi’-coming there; rijpa-sanadtanera—of Srila Rapa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami;
vandila—offered respects; carane—at the lotus feet.
TRANSLATION

Thus Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami came to Vrndavana, visited Srila Rupa
Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami and offered them his obeisances.

TEXT 96
SCA FS SS Sica afacs ai frm |
fiw wera wie aia’ fora’ aifeer naw 1

tabe dui bhdi tanre marite na dila
nija trtiya bhai kari’ nikate rakhila

SYNONYMS
tabe—at that time; dui bhai—the two brothers (Srila Ripa and Sanatana); tanre—
him; marite—to die; nad dila—did not allow; nija—own; trtiya—third; bhai—brother;
kari’—accepting; nikate—near; rakhila—kept him.
