Antya-līlā | Chapter 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 20.144-146
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya, śrī-yuta nityānanda
śrī-advaita-ācārya, śrī-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda
śrī-svarūpa, śrī-rūpa, śrī-sanātana
śrī-guru śrī-raghunātha, śrī-jīva-caraṇa
nija-śire dhari' ei sabāra caraṇa
yāhā haite haya saba vāñchita-pūraṇa
SYNONYMS
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya — Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śrī-yuta nityānanda — Lord Nityānanda; śrī-advaita-ācārya — Śrī Advaita Prabhu; śrī-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda — 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-caraṇa — the lotus feet of Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī; nija-śire dhari' — catching on my head; ei sabāra caraṇa — the lotus feet of all of them; yāhā haite — by which action; haya — there is; saba — all; vāñchita-pūraṇa — 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 Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī and has therefore been described as śrī-guru.
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