Text 254] Lord Caitanya Meets Raghunatha dasa Gosvami 317

TRANSLATION

“Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has placed him under the charge of Svariipa
Damodara. Raghunatha dasa has become just like the life of all the Lord’s
devotees.

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ratri-dina kare tenho nama-sankirtana
ksana-matra nahi chade prabhura carana

SYNONYMS
ratri-dina—all day and night; kare—performs; tenho—he; nama-sankirtana—
chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra; ksana-matra—even for a moment; nahi

chade—does not give up; prabhura carana—the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

“He chants the Hare Krsna maha-mantra all day and night. He never gives
up the shelter of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, not even for a moment.

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parama vairdgya tara, nahi bhaksya-paridhana
yaiche taiche dhara kari’ rakhaye parana

SYNONYMS

parama—supreme; vairdgya—renunciation; tara—his; nahi—not; bhaksya—
eating; paridhana—dressing; yaiche taiche—somehow or other; ahdara kari’ —eat-
ing; rakhaye parana—keeps life.

TRANSLATION

“He is in the supreme order of renounced life. Indeed, he does not care
about eating or dressing. Somehow or other he eats and maintains his life.
