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tanra sthane rupa-gosani sunena bhagavata
prabhura krpaya tenho krsna-preme matta
SYNONYMS
tanra sthane—in his place; rupa-gosani—Srila Rupa Gosvami; sunena—heard; bhagavata—the recitation of Srimad-Bhagavatam; prabhura krpaya—by the mercy of Lord Caitanya; tenho—he; krsna-preme—in love of Krsna; matta—always maddened.
While he stayed with Srila Rupa Gosvami, his engagement was to recite Srimad-Bhagavatam for him to hear.
As a result of this Bhagavatam recitation, he attained perfectional love of Krsna, by which he remained always maddened.
PURPORT
Raghunatha Bhattacarya, or Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, one of the six Gosvamis, was the son of Tapana Misra.
Born in approximately 1425 sakabda (A.D 1504), he was expert in reciting Srimad-Bhagavatam, and in the Antya-lila, Chapter Thirteen, it is stated that he was also expert in cooking; whatever he cooked would be nectarean.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was greatly pleased to accept the food that he cooked, and Raghunatha Bhatta used to take the remnants of food left by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Raghunatha Bhattacarya lived for eight months in Jagannatha Puri, after which Lord Caitanya ordered him to go to Vrndavana to join Sri Rupa Gosvami.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked Raghunatha Bhattacarya not to marry but to remain a brahmacari, and He also ordered him to read Srimad-Bhagavatam constantly.
Thus he went to Vrndavana, where he engaged in reciting Srimad-Bhagavatam to Srila Rupa Gosvami.
He was so expert in reciting Srimad-Bhagavatam that he would recite each and every verse in three melodious tunes.
While Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami was living with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Lord blessed him by offering him betel nuts offered to the Jagannatha Deity and a garland of tulasi said to be as long as fourteen cubits.
Under Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami’s order, one of his disciples constructed the Govinda temple.
Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami supplied all the ornaments of the Govinda Deity.
He never talked of nonsense or worldly matters but always engaged in hearing about Krsna twenty-four hours a day.
He never cared to hear blasphemy of a Vaisnava.
Even when there were points to be criticized, he used to say that since all the Vaisnavas were engaged in the service of the Lord, he did not mind their faults.
Later Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami lived by Radha-kunda in a small cottage.
In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 185, it is said that Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami was formerly the gopi named Raga-manjari.