Text 223] Lord Caitanya Meets Raghunatha dasa Gosvami 303
vairdgira—of a person in the renounced order; dharma—the principles; acarila—
he has performed.
TRANSLATION
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard this, He was greatly satisfied.
“Raghunatha dasa has done well,’’ He said. ‘‘He has acted suitably for a per-
son in the renounced order.
TEXT 223
Cant Baa al AT-METS a |
afar Aeoal BCA SAA ABs] 1 290 |
vairagi karibe sada nama-sankirtana
magiya khafia kare jivana raksana
SYNONYMS
vairagi—a person in the renounced order; karibe—will do; sada—always;
nama-sankirtana—chanting of the holy name of the Lord; magiya—by begging;
khaid—eating; kare jivana raksana—he sustains his life.
TRANSLATION
“A person in the renounced order should always chant the holy name of the
Lord. He should beg some alms to eat, and he should sustain his life in this
way.
PURPORT
As stated in the Hari-bhakti-vilasa at the end of the Twentieth Vilasa
(366, 379, 382):
krtyanyetani tu prayo
grhinam dhaninam satam
likhitani na tu tyakta-
parigraha-mahatmanam
prabhate cardha-ratre ca
madhydhne divasa-ksaye
kirtayanti harirn ye vai
te taranti bhavarnavam
evam ekantinam prayah
kirtanam smaranam prabhoh
