Text 254] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 251
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu further inquired, ‘Out of many types of medita-
tion, which is required for all living entities?” Srila Ramananda Raya replied,
“The chief duty of every living entity is to meditate upon the lotus feet of
Radha and Krsna.”
PURPORT
$rimad-Bhagavatam states (1.2.14):
tasmad ekena manasa
bhagavan satvatam patih
$rotavyah kirtitavyas ca
dhyeyah pijyas ca nityada
Sita Gosvami replied to the sages headed by Saunaka: “Everyone should very at-
tentively listen to the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One
should glorify His activities and meditate upon Him regularly.”
TEXT 254
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‘sarva tyaji’ jivera kartavya kahan vasa?’
vraja-bhimi vrndavana yahan lila-rasa’
SYNONYMS
sarva—everything; tyaji’—giving up; jivera—of the living entity; kartavya—to
be done; kahan—where; vasa—residence; vraja-bhdmi—the land known as Vra-
jabhami; vrndavana—the holy place named Vrndavana; yahan—where; /ila-
rasa—Lord Krsna performed His rasa dance.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked, ‘‘Where should the living entity live, aban-
doning all other places?”” Ramananda Raya replied, ‘‘The holy place known as
Vrndavana or Vrajabhiimi, where the Lord performed His rasa dance.”
PURPORT
According to Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.61):
