svarÅ«pa-gosÄñi — prabhura ati antaraá¹…ga
tÄhÄte jÄnena prabhura e-saba prasaá¹…ga
svarÅ«pa-gosÄñi - SvarÅ«pa DÄmodara GosÄñi; prabhura - of Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu; ati - very; antaraá¹…ga - confidential associate; tÄhÄte - by that; jÄnena - he knows; prabhura - of Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu; e-saba - all these; prasaá¹…ga - topics.
SvarÅ«pa GosÄñi is the most intimate associate of the Lord. He therefore knows all these topics well.
Prior to the Lord’s acceptance of the renounced order, Puruá¹£ottama Bhaá¹á¹ÄcÄrya, a resident of NavadvÄ«pa, desired to enter the renounced order of life. Therefore he left home and went to Benares, where he accepted the position of brahmacarya from a MÄyÄvÄdÄ« sannyÄsÄ«. When he became a brahmacÄrÄ«, he was given the name ÅšrÄ« DÄmodara SvarÅ«pa. He left Benares shortly thereafter, without taking sannyÄsa, and he came to NilÄcala, JagannÄtha PurÄ«, where Lord Caitanya was staying. He met Caitanya MahÄprabhu there and dedicated his life for the service of the Lord. He became Lord Caitanya’s secretary and constant companion. He used to enhance the pleasure potency of the Lord by singing appropriate songs, which were very much appreciated. SvarÅ«pa DÄmodara could understand the secret mission of Lord Caitanya, and it was by his grace only that all the devotees of Lord Caitanya could know the real purpose of the Lord.
SvarÅ«pa DÄmodara has been identified as LalitÄ-devÄ«, the second expansion of RÄdhÄrÄṇī. However, text 160 of Kavi-karṇapÅ«ra’s authoritative Gaura-gaṇoddeÅ›a-dÄ«pikÄ describes SvarÅ«pa DÄmodara as the same ViÅ›ÄkhÄ-devÄ« who serves the Lord in Goloka Vá¹›ndÄvana. Therefore it is to be understood that ÅšrÄ« SvarÅ«pa DÄmodara is a direct expansion of RÄdhÄrÄṇī who helps the Lord experience the attitude of RÄdhÄrÄṇī.
