154 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 18

viththalera seva krsna-caitanya-vigraha
tahara darsane haila parama agraha

sri-viththalanatha—Dbhatta-vallabha-tanaya
karila yateka priti kahile na haya

gatholi-grame gopala daila ‘chala’ kari’
tanre dekhi’ nrtya-gite magna gaurahari

sri-dasa-gosvami adi paramarsa kari’
Sri-viththalesvare kaila seva-adhikari

pita sri-vallabha-bhatta tanra adarsane
kata-dina mathuraya chilena nirjane

Sn Vallabha Bhatta had two sons. The elder, Gopinatha, was born in 1432 Sakab-
da Era, and the younger, Viththalanatha, was born in 1437 and died in 1507.
Viththala had seven sons: Giridhara, Govinda, Balakrsna, Gokulesa, Raghunatha,
Yadunatha and Ghanasyama. Viththala completed many of his father’s unfinished
books, including his commentary on Vedanta-stitra, the Subodhini commentary
on Srimad-Bhagavatam, Vidvan-mandana, Srigara-rasa-mandana and Nydsadesa-
vivarana. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Vrndavana before the birth of
Viththala. Srila Rapa Gosvami was very old at the time Gopala stayed at the house
of Viththalanatha.

TEXT 49

TCe CaNMA-SB, MIA-ATA |
AYA A-SHCA Ais, ota CT Faret 8d Ul

sange gopala-bhatta, dasa-raghundatha
raghundatha-bhatta-gosafi, ara lokanatha

SYNONYMS
sange—with Ripa Gosvami; gopdla-bhatta—Gopala Bhatta; dasa-
raghunatha —Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; raghunatha-bhatta-gosafi —Raghunatha
Bhatta Gosvami; adra—and; lokanatha—Lokanatha dasa Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

When Ripa Gosvami stayed at Mathura, he was accompanied by Gopala
Bhatta Gosvami, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami and
Lokanatha dasa Gosvami.
