322 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 6

TRANSLATION

“Raghunatha dasa is a disciple of Yadunandana Acarya, who is very gentle
and is extremely dear to Vasudeva Datta, a resident of Kaficanapalli. Because
of Raghunatha dasa’s transcendental qualities, he is always more dear than life
for all of us devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Since he has been favored
by the abundant mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he is always pleasing.
Vividly providing a superior example for the renounced order, this very dear
follower of Svaripa Damodara Gosvami is the ocean of renunciation. Who
among the residents of Nilacala [Jagannatha Puri] does not know him very
well?

PURPORT
This verse is from Sri Caitanya-candrodaya-nataka (10.3) of Kavi-karnapdra.

TEXT 264

¥ AAAs aA SEH

cA StS: FT PERRET |
RHTIAC IAAT HATA TAL
SCAT FANAPGAL t Vws I

yah sarva-lokaika-manobhirucya
saubhagya-bhuh kdacid akrsta-pacya

yatrayam dropana-tulya-kalam
tat-prema-sakhi phalavan atulyah

SYNONYMS

yah —who; sarva-loka—of all the devotees in Puri; eka—foremost; manah—of
the minds; abhirucya—by the affection; saubhagya-bhih—the ground of good
fortune; kadcit—indescribable; akrsta-pacya—perfect without tilling or perfect
without practice; yatra—in which; ayam—this; dropana-tulya-kalam—at the
same time as the sowing of the seed; tat-prema-sakhi—a tree of the love of Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; phalavan—fruitful; atu/yah—the matchless.

TRANSLATION

“Because he is very pleasing to all the devotees, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami
easily became like the fertile earth of good fortune in which it was suitable for
the seed of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu to be sown. At the same time that the
seed was sown, it grew into a matchless tree of the love of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu and produced fruit.’’
