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.
TEXT 253
aifa-faa Bea COTal Aa-AB SA |
STG AS Vee SA Ad 1 aco |
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.
TEXT 254
ofa Caatsts Sia, athe orss-o1 aera |
Ce CES SBI BER’ ateCT MaIl H 2¢8 I
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.
