14.8
se-kale e-dui rahena mahaprabhura pase
ara saba kadaca-karta rahena dura-dese
SYNONYMS
se-kale—in those days; e-dui—these two; rahena—stayed; mahaprabhura pase—with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ara—other; saba—all; kadaca-karta—commentators; rahena—remained; dura-dese—far away.
In those days, Svarupa Damodara and Raghunatha dasa Gosvami lived with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, whereas all other commentators lived far away from Him.
PURPORT
Besides Svarupa Damodara and Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, there were many others who also recorded Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s activities.
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura believes that the people of the world would benefit greatly if such notes were available.
It is a most unfortunate situation for human society that none of these notebooks are still extant.