Madhya-līlā

Chapter 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana

Verse 49 of 228
Cc Madhya 18.49

সংগে গোপালভট্ট, দাসরঘুনাথ রঘুনাথভট্টগোসাঞি, আর লোকনাথ

संगे गोपालभट्ट, दासरघुनाथ रघुनाथभट्टगोसाञि, आर लोकनाथ

saṅge gopāla-bhaṭṭa, dāsa-raghunātha raghunātha-bhaṭṭa-gosāñi, āra lokanātha

Synonyms

saṅgewith Rūpa Gosvāmī; gopāla-bhaṭṭaGopāla Bhaṭṭa; dāsa-raghunāthaRaghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī; raghunātha-bhaṭṭa-gosāñiRaghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī; āraand; lokanāthaLokanātha dāsa Gosvāmī..

Translation

When Rūpa Gosvāmī stayed at Mathurā, he was accompanied by Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī and Lokanātha dāsa Gosvāmī.

Purport

Śrī Lokanātha Gosvāmī was a personal associate of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and a great devotee of the Lord. He was a resident of a village named Tālakhaḍi in the district of Yaśohara in Bengal. Previously he lived in Kācnāpāḍā. His father's name was Padmanābha, and his only younger brother was Pragalbha. Following the orders of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Śrī Lokanātha went to Vṛndāvana to live. He established a temple named Gokulānanda. Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura selected Lokanātha dāsa Gosvāmī to be his spiritual master, and he was his only disciple. Because Lokanātha dāsa Gosvāmī did not want his name mentioned in Caitanya-caritāmṛta, we do not often see it in this celebrated book. On the E.B.R. Railroad, the Yaśohara station is located in Bangladesh. From the railway station one has to go by bus to the village of Sonākhāli and from there to Khejurā. From there one has to walk, or, during the rainy season, go by boat to the village of Tālakhaḍi. In this village there are still descendants of Lokanātha Gosvāmī's younger brother.

Verse 49 of 228
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