Antya-līlāChapter 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-ācāryaŚrī Advaita Prabhu; śrī-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda — the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śrī-svarūpaSvarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī; śrī-rūpaŚrī Rūpa Gosvāmī; śrī-sanātanaŚrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī; śrī-guru — the spiritual master; śrī-raghunāthaRaghunātha 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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