| Antya-līlā | Chapter 20: The Śikshāshtaka Prayers |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Antya 20.144-146
śrī-krishna-caitanya, śrī-yuta nityānanda
śrī-advaita-ācārya, śrī-gaura-bhakta-vrinda
śrī-svarūpa, śrī-rūpa, śrī-sanātana
śrī-guru śrī-raghunātha, śrī-jīva-carana
nija-śire dhari' ei sabāra carana
yāhā haite haya saba vāńchita-pūrana
SYNONYMS
śrī-krishna-caitanya — Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śrī-yuta nityānanda — Lord Nityānanda; śrī-advaita-ācārya — Śrī Advaita Prabhu; śrī-gaura-bhakta-vrinda — the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śrī-svarūpa — Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī; śrī-rūpa — Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī; śrī-sanātana — Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī; śrī-guru — the spiritual master; śrī-raghunātha — Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī; śrī-jīva-carana — the lotus feet of Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī; nija-śire dhari' — catching on my head; ei sabāra carana — the lotus feet of all of them; yāhā haite — by which action; haya — there is; saba — all; vāńchita-pūrana — the fulfilling of desires.
TRANSLATION
So that my desires may be fulfilled, I place the lotus feet of these personalities on my head: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, with Lord Nityānanda, Advaita Ācārya and Their devotees, as well as Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī, Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, who is my spiritual master, and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.
PURPORT
Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was the instructing spiritual master of Krishnadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī and has therefore been described as śrī-guru.
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