Text 352] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 291

almost lost; iti—thus; tam—all those; khydpayitum—to enunciate; visisya—
making specific; krpd-amrtena—with the nectar of mercy; abhisiseca—sprinkled;
devah—the Lord; tatra—there; eva —indeed; rGpam—Srila Rupa Gosvami; ca—
and; sandtanam—Sanatana Gosvami; ca—as well as.

TRANSLATION

“In the course of time, the transcendental news of Krsna’s pastimes in
Vendavana 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 Vrndavana.”

TEXT 351

2 & Sag AUNScA egg Ginte |
MAA Sac fovGa AS GHIAlF toed i

ei ta’ kahilun sanatane prabhura prasada
yahdra sravane cittera khande avasada

SYNONYMS

ei ta’—thus; kahiluj—| have explained; sandtane—unto Sanatana Gosvami;
prabhura prasada—the mercy of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yahara sravane —
hearing which; cittera—of the heart; khande—disappears; avasida—moroseness.

TRANSLATION

| have thus explained the mercy bestowed on Sanatana Gosvami by Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu. If one hears this, all moroseness in the heart will
diminish.

TEXT 352
FCVWA HANIA ASA SI ‘Gaia’ |
fafe-ayst-aicef nies fea faala i oce tI

krsnera svartipa-ganera sakala haya ‘jfiana’
vidhi-raga-marge ‘sadhana bhakti’ra vidhana

SYNONYMS

krsnera svarupa-ganera—of Lord Krsna in His various expansions; sakala—all;
haya—there is; jfana—knowledge; vidhi-raga-marge—in the process of devo-
