tÄá¹…hÄra sÄdhana-rÄ«ti Å›unite camatkÄra
sei rÅ«pa-raghunÄtha prabhu ye ÄmÄra
tÄá¹…hÄra - his; sÄdhana-rÄ«ti - process of devotional service; Å›unite - to hear; camatkÄra - wonderful; sei - that; rÅ«pa - ÅšrÄ« RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ«; raghunÄtha - RaghunÄtha dÄsa GosvÄmÄ«; prabhu - lord; ye - that; ÄmÄra - my.
I am struck with wonder when I hear about the devotional service he executed. I accept ÅšrÄ«la RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ« and RaghunÄtha dÄsa GosvÄmÄ« as my guides.
ÅšrÄ«la KṛṣṇadÄsa KavirÄja GosvÄmÄ« accepted RaghunÄtha dÄsa GosvÄmÄ« as his special guide. Therefore at the end of every chapter he says, Å›rÄ«-rÅ«pa-raghunÄtha-pade yÄra ÄÅ›a caitanya-caritÄmá¹›ta kahe kṛṣṇadÄsa. Sometimes it is misunderstood that by using the word raghunÄtha he wanted to offer his respectful obeisances to RaghunÄtha Bhaá¹á¹a GosvÄmÄ«, for it is sometimes stated that RaghunÄtha Bhaá¹á¹a GosvÄmÄ« was his initiating spiritual master. ÅšrÄ«la BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« GosvÄmÄ« does not approve of this statement; he does not accept RaghunÄtha Bhaá¹á¹a GosvÄmÄ« as the spiritual master of ÅšrÄ«la KṛṣṇadÄsa KavirÄja GosvÄmÄ«.
