12.57

vasudeva dattera tenho krpara bhajana

sarva-bhave asriyache caitanya-carana

SYNONYMS

vasudeva dattera—of Vasudeva Datta; tenho—he was; krpara—of the mercy; bhajana—competent to receive; sarva-bhave—in all respects; asriyache—took shelter; caitanya-carana—of the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya.

Sri Yadunandana Acarya was a student of Vasudeva Datta, and he received all his mercy.

Therefore he could accept Lord Caitanya’s lotus feet, from all angles of vision, as the supreme shelter.

PURPORT

The Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 140, describes that Vasudeva Datta was formerly Madhuvrata, a singer in Vrndavana.