Antya-līlāChapter 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunatha dasa Gosvāmī

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Antya 6.1

kripā-gunair yah kugrihāndha-kūpād

uddhritya bhańgyā raghunātha-dāsam

nyasya svarūpe vidadhe 'ntar-ańgam

śrī-krishna-caitanyam amum prapadye

SYNONYMS

kripā-gunaih — by the ropes of causeless mercy; yah — who; ku-griha — of contemptible family life; andha-kūpāt — from the blind well; uddhritya — having raised; bhańgyā — by a trick; raghunātha-dāsamRaghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī; nyasya — giving over; svarūpeto Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī; vidadhemade; antah-ańgam — one of His personal associates; śrī-krishna-caitanyam — unto Lord Śrī Krishna Caitanya Mahāprabhu; amum — unto Him; prapadyeI offer my obeisances.

TRANSLATION

With the ropes of His causeless mercy, Śrī Krishna Caitanya Mahāprabhu employed a trick to deliver Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī from the blind well of contemptible family life. He made Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī one of His personal associates, placing him under the charge of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī. I offer my obeisances unto Him.

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