Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 10.94

vṛndāvane dui bhāira caraṇa dekhiyā

govardhane tyajiba deha bhṛgupāta kariyā

SYNONYMS

vṛndāvane — at Vṛndāvana; dui bhāira — the two brothers (Rūpa and Sanātana); caraṇa — feet; dekhiyā — after seeing; govardhane — on the hill of Govardhana; tyajiba — will give up; deha — this body; bhṛgupāta — falling down; kariyā — doing so.

TRANSLATION

Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī intended to go to Vṛndāvana to see the lotus feet of Rūpa and Sanātana and then give up his life by jumping from Govardhana Hill.

PURPORT

Jumping from the top of Govardhana Hill is a system of suicide especially performed by saintly persons. After the disappearance of Lord Caitanya and Svarūpa Dāmodara, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī keenly felt separation from these two exalted personalities and therefore decided to give up his life by jumping from Govardhana Hill in Vṛndāvana. Before doing so, however, he wanted to see the lotus feet of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī.

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