Caitanya-caritamrta: Adi-lila

10.103

tanhara sadhana-riti sunite camatkara

sei rupa-raghunatha prabhu ye amara

SYNONYMS

tanhara—his; sadhana-riti—process of devotional service; sunite—to hear; camatkara—wonderful; sei—that; rupa—Sri Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha—Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; prabhu—lord; ye—that; amara—my.

I am struck with wonder when I hear about the devotional service he executed.

I accept Srila Rupa Gosvami and Raghunatha dasa Gosvami as my guides.

PURPORT

Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami accepted Raghunatha dasa Gosvami as his special guide.

Therefore at the end of every chapter he says, sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa.

Sometimes it is misunderstood that by using the word raghunatha he wanted to offer his respectful obeisances to Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, for it is sometimes stated that Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami was his initiating spiritual master.

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami does not approve of this statement; he does not accept Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami as the spiritual master of Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.