Ādi-līlā

Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Sub-branches of the Caitanya Tree

Verse 94 of 158
Cc Ādi 10.94

বৃন্দাবনে দুই ভাইর চরণ দেখিযা গোবর্ধনে ত্যজিব দেহ ভৃগুপাত করিযা

वृन्दावने दुइ भाइर चरण देखिया गोवर्धने त्यजिब देह भृगुपात करिया

vṛndāvane dui bhāira caraṇa dekhiyā govardhane tyajiba deha bhṛgupāta kariyā

Synonyms

vṛndāvaneat Vṛndāvana; dui bhāirathe two brothers (Rūpa and Sanātana); caraṇafeet; dekhiyāafter seeing; govardhaneon the hill of Govardhana; tyajibawill give up; dehathis body; bhṛgupātafalling down; kariyādoing 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 the separation of 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.

Verse 94 of 158
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