Text 218] Sanatana Gosvami Visits the Lord 105

TRANSLATION

The brothers met at Vrndavana, where they stayed to execute the will of Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

PURPORT

sri-caitanya-mano-‘bhistarm
sthapitarn yena bhi-tale

svayam rdpah kadé mahyam
dadati sva-padantikam

“When will Srila Rapa Gosvami Prabhupada, who has established within the ma-
terial world the mission to fulfill the desire of Lord Caitanya, give me shelter under
his lotus feet?” Srila Ripa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvaémi were previously
ministers directly in charge of the government of Nawab Hussain Shah, and they
were also householders, but later they became gosvadmis. A gosvami, therefore, is
one who executes the will of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The title “gosvami” is not
an inherited designation; it is meant for a person who has controlled his sense
gratification and dedicated his life to executing the order of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu. Therefore Srila Sandatana Gosvami and Srila Rapa Gosvami became
genuine gosvamis after dedicating their lives to the service of the Lord.

TEXT 218

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nana-sastra ani’ lupta-tirtha uddharila
vrndavane krsna-seva prakasa karild

SYNONYMS

nana-sastra—different types of revealed scripture; ani’ —bringing together; lup-
ta-tirtha—the lost sites of the holy places; uddharila—excavated; vrndavane—at
Vrndavana; krsna-sevd —Lord Krsna’s direct service; prakasa karila—manifested.

TRANSLATION

Srila Rapa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami collected many revealed scrip-
tures, and from the evidence in those scriptures they excavated all the lost
sites of pilgrimage. Thus they established temples for the worship of Lord
Krsna.
