Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 4.217

dui bhāi mili' vṛndāvane vāsa kailā

prabhura ye ājñā, duńhe saba nirvāhilā

SYNONYMS

dui bhāi — both brothers; mili' — meeting; vṛndāvane — in Vṛndāvana; vāsa kailā — resided; prabhura ye ājñā — whatever was ordered by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; duńhe — both of them; saba — all; nirvāhilā — executed.

TRANSLATION

The brothers met at Vṛndāvana, where they stayed to execute the will of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

PURPORT

śrī-caitanya-mano-'bhīṣṭaḿ sthāpitaḿ yena bhū-tale

svayaḿ rūpaḥ kadā mahyaḿ dadāti sva-padāntikam

"When will Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Prabhupāda, who has established within the material world the mission to fulfill the desire of Lord Caitanya, give me shelter under his lotus feet?" Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī were previously ministers directly in charge of the government of Nawab Hussain Shah, and they were also householders, but later they became gosvāmīs. A gosvāmī, therefore, is one who executes the will of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The title gosvāmī is not an inherited designation; it is meant for a person who has controlled his sense gratification and dedicated his life to executing the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Therefore Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī became genuine gosvāmīs after dedicating their lives to the service of the Lord.

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