Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Verse 284

Madhya-līlā | Chapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 1.284

tāńra ājñā lañā gelā prabhura caraṇe

prabhu tāńre samarpilā svarūpera sthāne

SYNONYMS

tāńra — His; ājñā — order; lañā — taking; gelā — approached; prabhura — of Caitanya Mahāprabhu; caraṇe — the lotus feet; prabhu — the Lord; tāńre — him; samarpilā — handed over; svarūpera — of Svarūpa Dāmodara; sthāne — to the place.

TRANSLATION

Later, Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī left home and took shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. At that time, the Lord received him and placed him under the care of Svarūpa Dāmodara for spiritual enlightenment.

PURPORT

In this regard, Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī writes in Vilāpa-kusumāñjali (5):

yo māḿ dustara-geha-nirjala-mahā-kūpād apāra-klamāt

sadyaḥ sāndra-dayāmbudhiḥ prakṛtitaḥ svairīkṛpā-rajjubhiḥ

uddhṛtyātma-saroja-nindi-caraṇa-prāntaḿ prapadya svayaḿ

śrī-dāmodara-sāc-cakāra tam ahaḿ caitanya-candraḿ bhaje

"Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who, by His unreserved mercy, kindly saved me from household life, which is exactly like a blind well without water, and placed me in the ocean of transcendental joy under the care of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī."

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