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tanra sthane riipa-gosanii Sunena bhagavata
prabhura krpaya tehho krsna-preme matta
SYNONYMS
tanra sthane—in his place; rizpa-gosafi—Srila Ripa Gosvami; sunena—heard;
bhagavata—the recitation of Srimad-Bhagavatam; prabhura krpaya—by the mercy of
Lord Caitanya; teAho—he; krsna-preme—in love of Krsna; matta—always maddened.
TRANSLATION
While he stayed with Srila Ripa Gosvami, his engagement was to recite Srimad-
Bhagavatam for him to hear. As a result of this Bhagavatam recitation, he attained
perfectional love of Krsna, by which he remained always maddened.
PURPORT
Raghunatha Bhattacarya, or Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, one of the six Gosvamis,
was the son of Tapana Misra. Born in approximately 1425 sakabda, he was expert
in reciting Srimad-Bhagavatam, and in the Antya-/ild, Chapter Thirty, it is stated
that he was also expert in cooking; whatever he cooked would be nectarean. Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu was greatly pleased to accept the foodstuffs that he cooked,
and Raghunatha Bhatta used to take the remnants of foodstuffs left by Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu. Raghunatha Bhatfacarya lived for eight months in Jagannatha Puri,
after which Lord Caitanya ordered him to go to Vrndavana to join Sri Ripa
Gosvami. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked Raghunatha Bhattacarya not to marry
but to remain a brahmacari, and He also ordered him to read Srimad-Bhagavatam
constantly. Thus he went to Vrndavana, where he engaged in reciting $rimad-
Bhagavatam to Srila Ripa Gosvami. He was so expert in reciting Srimad-Bhagavatam
that he would recite each and every verse in three melodious tunes. While
Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami was living with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Lord
blessed him by offering him betel nuts offered to the Jagannatha Deity and a gar-
land of tulas7 said to be as long as fourteen cubits. The Govinda temple was con-
structed by Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami’s order to one of his disciples. Raghunatha
BhattaGosvami supplied all the ornaments of the Govinda Deity. He never talked of
nonsense or worldly matters but always engaged in hearing about Krsna twenty-four
hours a day. He never cared to hear blasphemy of a Vaisnava. Even when there were
points to be criticized, he used to say that since all the Vaisnavas were engaged in
the service of the Lord, he did not mind their faults. Later Raghunatha Bhatta
Gosvami lived by Radhakunda in a small cottage. In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika,
verse 185, it is said that Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami was formerly the gop7 named
Raga-mafijari.
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