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TEXT 348
gaudendrasya sabha-vibhusana-manis tyaktva ya rddham sriyam
rupasyagraja esa eva tarunim vairagya-laksmim dadhe
antar-bhakti-rasena purna-hrdayo bahye 'vadhutakrtih
saivalaih pihitam maha-sara iva priti-pradas tad-vidam
SYNONYMS
gauda-indrasya—of the ruler of Gauda-desa (Bengal); sabha—of the parliament; vibhusana—fundamental; manih—the gem; tyaktva—relinquishing; yah—one who; rddham—opulent; sriyam—kingly enjoyment; rupasya agrajah—the elder brother of Srila Rupa Gosvami; esah—this; eva—certainly; tarunim—youthful; vairagya-laksmim—the fortune of renunciation; dadhe—accepted; antah-bhakti-rasena—by the mellows of inner love of Krsna; purna-hrdayah—satisfied fully; bahye—externally; avadhuta-akrtih—the dress of a mendicant; saivalaih—by moss; pihitam—covered; maha-sarah—a great lake or very deep lake; iva—like; priti-pradah—very pleasing; tat-vidam—to persons acquainted with the science of devotional service.
TRANSLATION
"Srila Sanatana Gosvami, the elder brother of Srila Rupa Gosvami, was a most important minister in the government of Hussain Shah, the ruler of Bengal, and he was considered a most brilliant gem in that assembly. He possessed all the opulences of a royal position, but he gave up everything just to accept the youthful goddess of renunciation. Although he externally appeared to be a mendicant who had renounced everything, he was filled with the pleasure of devotional service within his heart. Thus he can be compared to a deep lake covered with moss. He was the object of pleasure for all the devotees who knew the science of devotional service.
PURPORT
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