Text 285] The Later Pastimes of Lord Caitanya 163

TEXT 284

Sia Byes Masi CaeT| SEA SIC |
aie Sica afore WACHT CITA NAV Ut

tahra ajfd lafid gela prabhura carane
prabhu tare samarpila svaripera sthane

SYNONYMS
tanra—His; ajfid—order; lafid—taking; gela—approached; prabhura—of
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; carane—the lotus feet; prabhu—the Lord; taénre—
him; samarpila—handed over; svaripera—of Svariipa Damodara; sthane—to

the place.
TRANSLATION

Later, Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami left home and took shelter of Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri. At that time, the Lord received
him and placed him under the care of Svaripa Damodara for spiritual en-
lightenment.

PURPORT
In this regard, Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami writes in Vilapa-kusu-
mafijali (5):
yo mam dustara-geha-nirjala-maha-kdpad apara-klamat
sadyah sdndra-dayambudhih prakrtitah svairi-krparaj-jubhih
uddhrty-atma-saroja-nindi-carana-prantam prapadya svayam
sri-damodara-sac cakéra tam aham caitanya-candram bhaje

“Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu, who, by His unreserved mercy, kindly saved me from house-
hold life, which is exactly like a blind well without water, and placed me in the
ocean of transcendental joy under the care of Svaripa Damodara Gosvami.”

TEXT 285
QUAM SHASTA YOM AGT |
OS AS MT CHM SA AAT Wi ee

brahmananda-bharatira ghucaila carmambara
ei mata lila kaila chaya vatsara
