Text 241] Lord Caitanya Meets Raghunatha dasa Gosvami 311

TEXT 239

watery aleoa wratfad Afeya |
Batra atacay BWSarlas AT Blas a” ava |
trnad api sunicena
taror iva sahisnuna
amanind manadena
kirtaniyah sada harih’
SYNONYMS

trnat api—than downtrodden grass; sunicena—being lower; taroh—than a
tree; iva—indeed; sahispuna—with more tolerance; amadnind—without being
puffed up by false pride; manadena—giving respect to all; kirtaniyah—to be
chanted; sada—always; harih—the holy name of the Lord.

TRANSLATION

“One who thinks himself lower than grass, who is more tolerant than a tree,
and who does not expect personal honor but is always prepared to give
respect to others, can very easily always chant the holy name of the Lord.”

TEXT 240
os Sir agate aPHetl FAS |
TRIAS Cael Sica sr-entferera ii 280 i

eta suni’ raghunatha vandila carana
mahdprabhu kailad tanre krpd-dlingana

SYNONYMS

eta suni’—hearing this; raghunatha—Raghunatha dasa; vandila carana—offered
prayers to the lotus feet; mahdprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila—did;
tanre—him; krpa-alingana—embracing out of mercy.

TRANSLATION

Having heard this, Raghunatha dasa offered prayers at the lotus feet of Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and the Lord, with great mercy, embraced him.

TEXT 241

ofaz Hafmienl Sica ACT ATA |
SRGIF-CAA BCA WHCAA ACA i 289 I
