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mahāprabhura priya bhṛtya — raghunātha-dāsa
sarva tyaji’ kaila prabhura pada-tale vāsa
mahāprabhura priya bhṛtya — raghunātha-dāsa
sarva tyaji’ kaila prabhura pada-tale vāsa

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mahāprabhura—de Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; priya—muy querido; bhṛtya—sirviente; raghunātha-dāsa—Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī; sarva tyaji’—renunciando a todo; kaila—hizo; prabhura—del Señor; pada-tale—bajo el refugio de los pies de loto; vāsa—morada.

mahāprabhura — of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu; priya — very dear; bhṛtya — servant; raghunātha-dāsa — Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī; sarva tyaji’ — renouncing everything; kaila — did; prabhura — of the Lord; pada-tale — under the shelter of the lotus feet; vāsa — habitation.

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Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, la rama cuadragésima sexta del árbol, fue uno de los más queridos sirvientes de Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Abandonó todas sus posesiones materiales para entregarse completamente al Señor y vivir a Sus pies de loto.

Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, the forty-sixth branch of the tree, was one of the most dear servants of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He left all his material possessions to surrender completely unto the Lord and live at His lotus feet.

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Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura escribe en su Anubhâṣya: «Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī nació muy probablemente en el año 1416 śakābda (1494 d.C.), en una familia kāyastha, como hijo de Govardhana Majumadāra, que era el hermano menor del entonces zamindar Hiraṇya Majumadāra. El lugar donde nació es una aldea llamada ahora Śrī Kṛṣṇapura. En la línea de ferrocarril entre Calcuta y Burdwan hay una estación llamada Triśābaghā (ahora conocido como Ādi-saptagrāma), y a unos dos kilómetros más lejos está la aldea llamada Śrī kṛṣṇapura, donde estaba la casa paterna de Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī. Existe aún allí un templo de Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Govinda. Frente al templo hay un gran espacio abierto, pero no hay lugar cubierto para reuniones. Un hombre noble y rico de Calcuta, llamado Haricaraṇa Ghoṣa, que vivía en el barrio de Simlā, hizo reparar el templo recientemente. Todo el recinto del templo está rodeado de tapias, y en una pequeña sala adyacente, a un lado del templo, hay una pequeña plataforma, desde la cual Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī solía adorar a la Deidad. Al lado del templo pasa el debilitado río Sarasvatī».

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura writes in his Anubhāṣya, “Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was most probably born in the year 1416 Śakābda (A.D. 1494) in a kāyastha family as the son of Govardhana Majumadāra, who was the younger brother of the then zamindar, Hiraṇya Majumadāra. The village where he took birth is known as Śrī-kṛṣṇapura. On the railway line between Calcutta and Burdwan is a station named Triśābaghā [now known as Ādi-saptagrāma], and about one and a half miles away is the village of Śrī-kṛṣṇapura, where the parental home of Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was situated. A temple of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Govinda is still there. In front of the temple is a large open area but no large hall for devotees to assemble. A rich Calcutta gentleman named Haricaraṇa Ghoṣa, who resided in the Simlā quarter, recently repaired the temple. The entire temple compound is surrounded by walls, and in a small room just to the side of the temple is a small platform on which Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī used to worship the Deity. By the side of the temple is the dying river Sarasvatī.”

Los antepasados de Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī fueron vaiṣṇavas, y todos ellos muy ricos. El maestro espiritual de su familia era Yadunandana Ācārya. Aunque Raghunātha dāsa era un hombre con familia, no estaba apegado a su riqueza ni a su mujer. Viendo su tendencia a dejar el hogar, su padre y su tío contrataron guardaespaldas especiales que le vigilaran, pero a pesar de todo, se las arregló para escapar a su vigilancia y se marchó a Jagannātha Purī a reunirse con Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Esto ocurrió en el año 1439 śakābda (1517 d.C.). Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī escribió tres libros titulados Stava-mālā o Stavāvalī, Dāna-carita, y Muktā-carita. Tuvo una larga vida. La mayor parte del tiempo residió en Rādhā-kuṇḍa. El lugar donde Raghunāta dāsa Gosvāmī ejecutó su servicio devocional existe aún junto a Rādhā-kuṇḍa. Dejó de comer casi por completo y, por consiguiente, estaba muy delgado y débil de salud. Sólo le interesaba cantar el santo nombre del Señor. Gradualmente fue reduciendo sus horas de sueño, hasta que llegó a no dormir casi nada. Se dice que tenía siempre los ojos llenos de lágrimas. Cuando Śrīnivāsa Ācārya fue a ver a Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, el Gosvāmī le bendijo con un abrazo. Śrīnivāsa Ācārya le pidió sus bendiciones para predicar en Bengala, y Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī se las dio. En el Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā (186) se afirma que Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī fue anteriormente la gopī Rasa-mañjarī. A veces se dice que era Rati-mañjarī.

The forefathers of Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī were all Vaiṣṇavas and were very rich men. His spiritual master at home was Yadunandana Ācārya. Although Raghunātha dāsa was a family man, he had no attachment for his estate and wife. Seeing his tendency to leave home, his father and uncle engaged special bodyguards to watch over him, but nevertheless he managed to escape their vigilance and went away to Jagannātha Purī to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. This incident took place in the year 1439 Śakābda (A.D. 1517). Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī compiled three books, named Stava-mālā (or Stavāvalī), Dāna-carita and Muktā-carita. He lived a long time, residing for most of his life at Rādhā-kuṇḍa. The place where Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī performed his devotional service still exists by Rādhā-kuṇḍa. He almost completely gave up eating, and therefore he was very skinny and of weak health. His only concern was to chant the holy name of the Lord. He gradually reduced his sleeping until he was almost not sleeping at all. It is said that his eyes were always full of tears. When Śrīnivāsa Ācārya went to see Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, the Gosvāmī blessed him by embracing him. Śrīnivāsa Ācārya requested his blessings for preaching in Bengal, and Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī granted them. In the Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā (186) it is stated that Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was formerly the gopī named Rasa-mañjarī. Sometimes it is said that he was Rati-mañjarī.