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’sarva tyaji’ jivera kartavya kahan vasa?’
’vraja-bhumi vrndavana yahan lila-rasa’
SYNONYMS
sarva—everything; tyaji’-giving up; jivera—of the living entity; kartavya—to be done; kahan—where; vasa—residence; vraja-bhumi—the land known as Vrajabhumi; vrndavana—the holy place named Vrndavana; yahan—where; lila-rasa—Lord Krsna performed His rasa dance.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked, “Where should the living entity live, abandoning all other places?”
Ramananda Raya replied, “The holy place known as Vrndavana or Vrajabhumi, where the Lord performed His rasa dance.”
PURPORT
According to Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.61):
asam aho carana-renu-jusam aham syam
vrndavane kim api gulma-latausadhinam
ya dustyajam sva-janam arya-patham ca hitva
bhejur mukunda-padavim srutibhir vimrgyam “(Uddhava said:) ’Let me become one of Vrndavana’s herbs and plants that are trampled by the gopis, who gave up all connections with family and friends and decided to worship the lotus feet of Mukunda.