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vrndavane dui bhaira carana dekhiya

govardhane tyajiba deha bhrgupata kariya

SYNONYMS

vrndavane—at Vrndavana; dui bhaira—the two brothers (Rupa and Sanatana); carana—feet; dekhiya—after seeing; govardhane—on the hill of Govardhana; tyajiba—will give up; deha—this body; bhrgupata—falling down; kariya—doing so.

Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami intended to go to Vrndavana to see the lotus feet of Rupa and Sanatana and then give up his life by jumping from Govardhana Hill.

PURPORT

Jumping from the top of Govardhana Hill is a system of suicide especially performed by saintly persons.

After the disappearance of Lord Caitanya and Svarupa Damodara, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami keenly felt separation from these two exalted personalities and therefore decided to give up his life by jumping from Govardhana Hill in Vrndavana.

Before doing so, however, he wanted to see the lotus feet of Srila Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami.