শ্রীরূপ-সনাতন- রঘুনাথ-জীব-চরণ,
শিরে ধরি, - যার করোঁ আশ ।
কৃষ্ণলীলামৃতান্বিত, চৈতন্যচরিতামৃত,
কহে কিছু দীন কৃষ্ণদাস ॥ ২৮১ ॥
sri-rupa-sanatana- raghunatha-jiva-carana,
sire dhari,-yara karoṅ asa
krsna, lilamrtanvita, caitanya-caritamrta,
kahe kichu dina krsnadasa
sri-rupa-sanatana-of Srila Rupa Gosvami and of Sanatana Gosvami; raghunatha-jiva-of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami and Srila Jiva Gosvami; carana-the lotus feet; sire dhari-taking on my head; yara-of which; karoṅ asa-I always desire; krsna-lila-amrta-anvita-mixed with the nectar of krsna-lila; caitanya-caritamrta-the pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kahe-is trying to speak; kichu-something; dina-most humble; krsnadasa-Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.
Taking the feet of Srila Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami and Jiva Gosvami on my head, I always desire their mercy. Thus I, Krsnadasa, humbly try to describe the nectar of the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, which are mixed with the pastimes of Lord Krsna.