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yanha haite painu raghunatha-mahasaya

yanha haite painu sri-svarupa-asraya

SYNONYMS

yanha haite—from whom; painu—I got; raghunatha-maha-asaya—the shelter of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; yanha haite—from whom; painu—I got; sri-svarupa-asraya—shelter at the feet of Svarupa Damodara Gosvami.

By His mercy I have attained the shelter of the great personality Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, and by His mercy I have found the refuge of Sri Svarupa Damodara.

PURPORT

Anyone desiring to become expert in the service of Sri Sri Radha and Krsna should always aspire to be under the guidance of Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, Rupa Gosvami, Sanatana Gosvami and Raghunatha dasa Gosvami.

To come under the protection of the Gosvamis, one must get the mercy and grace of Nityananda Prabhu.

The author has tried to explain this fact in these two verses.