Text 229] The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vrndavana 273

SYNONYMS

prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tahre—unto Raghunatha dasa; vidaya
diya—bidding farewell; gela—went back; nilacala—to Jagannatha Puri; tehho—
he; ghare asi’—returning home; haila—became; premete pagala—mad in ecstatic
love.

TRANSLATION

After bidding farewell to Raghunatha dasa, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
returned to Jagannatha Puri. After returning home, Raghunatha dasa became
mad with ecstatic love.

TEXT 228
ata ata rete COTS Nefs secs |
frei Stes afer area aria’ Ate Cacws i VV I

bara bara palaya tenho niladri ydite
pita tanre bandhi’ rakhe ani’ patha haite

SYNONYMS
bara bara—again and again; palaya—leaves home; tenho—he; niladri yaite—
to go to Jagannatha Puri; pita—his father; tarire—him; bandhi’—binding; rakhe —
keeps; dni’—bringing back; patha haite—from the road.

TRANSLATION

Raghunatha dasa used to run away from home again and again to go to
Jagannatha Puri, but his father kept binding him and bringing him back.

TEXT 229
At HSB Sica ace atfa-faca |
otfa cnas, 9S See az Sta ACA | AV 1

pafica paika tanre rakhe ratri-dine
cari sevaka, dui brahmana rahe tanra sane

SYNONYMS
pafica—five; paika—watchmen; tanre—him (Raghunatha dasa); rakhe—keep;
ratri-dine—day and night; cari sevaka—four personal servants; dui brahmana—
two brahmanas to cook; rahe —remain; tanhra sane—with him.
