Text 348] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 289

TEXT 348

CNCCHD Aw -fagara free, 7 ware fea
FADMAT OF A SHAM CAarayaywMe wee |

Besreacry YfaeH aeaVaywrsfes
eHatta: PEGs RELI Sa AKeswafanty bi ose

gaudendrasya sabha-vibhisana-manis tyaktva ya rddhar sriyam
rdpasyagraja esa eva tarunim vairagya-laksmim dadhe
antar-bhakti-rasena pGrna-hrdayo bahye ‘vadhatakrtih
saivalaih pihitam mahd-sara iva priti-pradas tad-vidam

SYNONYMS

gauda-indrasya—of the ruler of Gauda-desa (Bengal); sabha—of the parlia-
ment; vibhdsana—fundamental; manih—the gem; tyaktva—relinquishing; yah—
one who; rddham—opulent; sriyam—kingly enjoyment; rupasya agrajah—the
elder brother of Srila Ripa Gosvami; esah—this; eva—certainly; tarunim—
youthful; vairagya-laksmim—the fortune of renunciation; dadhe—accepted; an-
tah-bhakti-rasena—by the mellows of inner love of Krsna; ptirna-hrdayah—
satisfied fully; bahye—externally; avadhdta-akrtih—the dress of a mendicant;
saivalaih—by moss; pihitam—covered; mahd-sarah—a great lake or very deep
lake; iva—like; priti-pradah—very pleasing; tat-vidiam—to persons acquainted
with the science of devotional service.

TRANSLATION

“Srila Sanatana Gosvami, the elder brother of Srila Rapa Gosvami, was a
most important minister in the government of Hussain Shah, the ruler of
Bengal, and he was considered a most brilliant gem in that assembly. He
possessed all the opulences of a royal position, but he gave up everything just
to accept the youthful goddess of renunciation. Although he externally ap-
peared to be a mendicant who had renounced everything, he was filled with
the pleasure of devotional service within his heart. Thus he can be compared
to a deep lake covered with moss. He was the object of pleasure for all the
devotees who knew the science of devotional service.

PURPORT

This and the following two verses are from Caitanya-candrodaya-nataka
(9.34, 35, 38).
