rÄtri-dine rÄdhÄ-kṛṣṇera mÄnasa sevana
prahareka mahÄprabhura caritra-kathana

 rÄtri-dine - day and night; rÄdhÄ-kṛṣṇera - of RÄdhÄ and Kṛṣṇa; mÄnasa - within the mind; sevana - service; prahareka - about three hours; mahÄprabhura - of Lord Caitanya; caritra - character; kathana - discussing.


Text

Day and night he rendered service within his mind to RÄdhÄ-Kṛṣṇa, and for three hours a day he discoursed about the character of Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu.

Purport

We have many things to learn about bhajana, or worship of the Lord, by following in the footsteps of RaghunÄtha dÄsa GosvÄmÄ«. All the GosvÄmÄ«s engaged in such transcendental activities, as described by ÅšrÄ«nivÄsa Ä€cÄrya in his poem about them (kṛṣṇot-kÄ«rtana-gÄna-nartana-parau premÄmá¹›tÄmbho-nidhÄ«). Following in the footsteps of RaghunÄtha dÄsa GosvÄmÄ«, ÅšrÄ«la RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ« and SanÄtana GosvÄmÄ«, one has to execute devotional service very strictly, specifically by chanting the holy name of the Lord.