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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.120
“আমার আজ্ঞায়, রঘুনাথ, যাহ বৃন্দাবনে ।
তাহাঁ যাঞা রহ রূপ-সনাতন-স্থানে ॥ ১২০ ॥
“āmāra ājñāya, raghunātha, yāha vṛndāvane
tāhāṅ yāñā raha rūpa-sanātana-sthāne
“My dear Raghunātha, on My order go to Vṛndāvana and live there under the care of Rūpa and Sanātana Gosvāmīs.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addressed him affectionately as “My dear Raghunātha.”
The Lord ordered Raghunātha to go to Vṛndāvana and live there.
He specifically placed Raghunātha under the care of Rūpa and Sanātana Gosvāmīs. The instruction concerned both where to live and whose care to accept.
Concern and affectionate restraint. Devotees seek to care for the Lord while He maintains His renounced practice.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī left Vārāṇasī on his way to Jagannātha Purī after completing his education, he met Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa Paṇḍita. Viśvāsa Paṇḍita was very proud of his education, and being an impersonalist, he was not well received by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
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Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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