Text 304] Lord Caitanya Meets Raghunatha dasa Gosvami 341

SYNONYMS
jala-tulasira sevaya—by worshiping with water and tulasi; tanra—his; yata—as
much as; sukha-udaya—tise of transcendental happiness; sodasa-upacdra-pu-
jaya—by worshiping with sixteen kinds of paraphernalia; tata—so much; sukha—
happiness; naya—is not.

TRANSLATION

The amount of transcendental bliss that Raghunatha dasa enjoyed simply by
offering water and tulasi is impossible to achieve even if one worships the
Deity with sixteen kinds of paraphernalia.

TEXT 303
E8Is BS fea SeaN AeA |
Ses BHA-CHIM fe Sila SM AA | ow I

ei-mata kata dina karena pjana
tabe svardpa-gosani tanre kahila vacana

SYNONYMS

ei-mata—in this way; kata dina—for some days; karena pujana—he
worshiped; tabe—at that time; svarGpa-gosafi—Svaripa Damodara Gosvami;
tahre—to him; kahila vacana—said some words.

TRANSLATION

After Raghunatha dasa had thus worshiped the govardhana-sila for some
time, Svaripa Damodara one day spoke to him as follows.

TEXT 304
HeD-CAGa AeA Sz AAG |
are fa’ face, He CACwA Ay I” wos |

“asta-kaudira khaja-sandesa kara samarpana
sraddha kari’ dile, sei amrtera sama

SYNONYMS

asta-kaudira—costing eight kaudis; khaja-sandesa—khaja and sandesa sweet-
meats; kara samarpana—offer; sraddha kari’—with love and faith; dile—if you
offer; sei—that; amrtera sama—just like nectar.
