Text 120] The Lord Instructs Srila Rapa Gosvami 307
devah—the Lord; tatra—there; eva—indeed; rpam—Srila Rupa Gosvami; ca—
and; sanatanam—Sanatana Gosvami; ca—as well as.
TRANSLATION
“In the course of time, the transcendental news of Krsna’s pastimes in
Vrndavana was almost lost. To enunciate explicitly those transcendental
pastimes, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, at Prayaga, empowered Srila Rupa
Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami with the nectar of His mercy to carry out this
work in Vendavana.
PURPORT
This verse and the following two verses are from Act Nine (38,29,30) of
Caitanya-candrodaya by Sri Kavi-karnapira.
TEXT 120
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yah prag eva priya-guna-ganair gadha-baddho ‘pi mukto
gehadhydsdad rasa iva paro murta evapy amurtah
premalapair drdhatara-parisvanga-rarigaih prayage
tam sri-rdparh samam anupamendanujagraha devah
SYNONYMS
yah—who; prak eva—previously; priya-guna-ganaih—by the desirable tran-
scendental qualities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gadha—deeply; baddhah—at-
tached; api—although; muktah—liberated; geha-adhydsat —from the bondage of
family life; rasah—transcendental mellows; iva—like; parah—transcendental;
murtah—personal form; eva—certainly; api—although; amurtah—without hav-
ing a material form; prema-alapaih—by discussions of transcendental love of the
Supreme; drdhatara—firm; parisvanga—of embracing; rangaih—with great
pleasure; prayage—at Prayaga; tam—to him; Sri-rapam—Rupa Gosvami;
samam—with; anupamena—Anupama; anujagraha—showed mercy; devah—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
“From the very beginning, Srila Rapa Gosvami was deeply attracted by the
transcendental qualities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Thus he was perma-
