Madhya 8.254

TEXT 254

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'সর্ব ত্যজি' জীবের কর্তব্য কাহাঁ বাস?'
'ব্রজভূমি বৃন্দাবন যাহাঁ লীলারাস ॥' ২৫৪ ॥

'sarva tyaji' jivera kartavya kahaṅ vasa?'

'vraja-bhumi vrndavana yahaṅ lila-rasa'

SYNONYMS

sarva-everything; tyaji'-giving up; jivera-of the living entity; kartavya-to be done; kahaṅ-where; vasa-residence; vraja-bhumi-the land known as Vrajabhumi; vrndavana-the holy place named Vrndavana; yahaṅ-where; lila-rasa-Lord Krsna performed His rasa dance.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked, "Where should the living entity live, abandoning all other places?" Ramananda Raya replied, "The holy place known as Vrndavana or Vrajabhumi, where the Lord performed His rasa dance."

PURPORT

According to Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.61):

asam aho carana-renu-jusam aham
syam vrndavane kim api gulma-latausadhinam
ya dustyajam svajanam arya-patham ca hitva
bhejur mukunda-padavim srutibhir vimrgyam

"Let me become one of the herbs and plants of Vrndavana that the gopis trample, giving up all connections with family and friends and deciding to worship the lotus feet of Mukunda. Those lotus feet are sought by all great saintly persons expert in the study of Vedic literature."