Antya-lilaChapter 6: The Meeting of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Raghunatha dasa Gosvami

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 6.1

krpa-gunair yah kugrhandha-kupad

uddhrtya bhangya raghunatha-dasam

nyasya svarupe vidadhe 'ntar-angam

sri-krsna-caitanyam amum prapadye

SYNONYMS

krpa-gunaih -- by the ropes of causeless mercy; yah -- who; ku-grha -- of contemptible family life; andha-kupat -- from the blind well; uddhrtya -- having raised; bhangya -- by a trick; raghunatha-dasam -- Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; nyasya -- giving over; svarupe -- to Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; vidadhe -- made; antah-angam -- one of His personal associates; sri-krsna-caitanyam -- unto Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu; amum -- unto Him; prapadye -- I offer my obeisances.

TRANSLATION

With the ropes of His causeless mercy, Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu employed a trick to deliver Raghunatha dasa Gosvami from the blind well of contemptible family life. He made Raghunatha dasa Gosvami one of His personal associates, placing him under the charge of Svarupa Damodara Gosvami. I offer my obeisances unto Him.

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