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tanra ajna lana gela prabhura carane

tanra prabhu tanre samarpila svarupera sthane

SYNONYMS

tanra—His; ajna—order; lana—taking; gela—approached; prabhura—of Caitanya Mahaprabhu; carane—the lotus feet; prabhu—the Lord; tanre—him; samarpila—handed over; svarupera—of Svarupa Damodara; sthane—to the place.

Later, Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami left home and took shelter of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri.

At that time, the Lord received him and placed him under the care of Svarupa Damodara for spiritual enlightenment.

PURPORT

In this regard, Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami writes in Vilapa-kusumanjali (5):

yo mam dustara-geha-nirjala-maha-kupad apara-klamat

sadyah sandra-dayambudhih prakrtitah svairikrpa-rajjubhih

uddhrtyatma-saroja-nindi-carana-prantam prapadya svayam