Srila Narottama dasa Thakura has sung: “daya koro sri acarya prabhu srinivasa,
ramacandra sanga mage narottama dasa—O Srinivasa acarya Prabhu, kindly have
mercy upon me; Narottama dasa always prays for the association of
Ramacandra Kaviraja.”
Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja was one of the internal associates of Narottama
Thakura. The two of them were practically inseparable. Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja
had obtained the full mercy and blessings of Srinivasa acarya. Sri Ramacandra
Kaviraja’s father’s name was Ciranjiva Sena—his mother’s name was Sri
Sunanda.
At first Sri Ciranjiva Sen lived in Kumara Nagara. After he married the
daughter of the poet Sri Damodara Kavi, he moved to the village of Sri Khanda.
Ciranjiva Sen was a Mahabhagavata, a topmost devotee of the Lord. The devotees
of Sri Khanda, headed by Narahari Sarakara Thakura all had great affection and
respect for Ciranjiva.
One day, Ramacandra Kaviraja was on the road to Yajigrama, on his way home
from his wedding. At that time, Srinivasa acarya was passing on the road,
accompanied by his followers.
Later, Shrinivasa Acharaya was in Yajigrama at his own house, where many
devotees had gathered to hear him lecture on Shrimad-Bhagavatam. At that time,
passing by the house of Shrinivasa Acharya was Ramachandra Kaviraja the son of
Chiranjiva Sen (one of Mahaprabhu’s eternal associates). He had just
been married, and he and his new bride were on their way back from the
wedding.
From a long way off, Shrinivasa Acharya saw Ramachandra Kaviraja, and
Ramachandra Kaviraja also saw Shrinvasa Acharya from a distance. Upon seeing
each other from a distance a deep mood of friendship arose within the hearts
of those two eternally perfect devotees of Shri Gauranga.
After seeing each other they were eager to meet one another. Shrinivasa
Acharya inquired about Ramachandra Kaviraja from the local people. They
told him that he was a great pandita named Ramacandra—a learned poet and
expert doctor from a family of doctors and scholars. Hear all this, Srinivasa
acarya smiled, for he was greatly pleased.
Ramachandra Kaviraja had heard about Shrinivasa Acharya and was eager to have
his darsana. In this way, he finally went to the house of
Srinivasa acarya along with his new bride and were introduced by some of the
local people. The day passed quickly in discussion of Hari-katha. They
spent the night where they had been staying since coming to Yajigrama, at a
brahmana’s house near the home of Shrinvasa Acharaya, and the following
morning went to Shrinivasa Acharya and fell before his feet offering
prostrated obeisances.
The Acharya bade Ramachandra Kaviraja to get up from the ground, and heartily
embraced him saying, “Life after life you have been my friend.
Providence has brought us together again today by arranging our meeting.” Both
of them felt great happiness as a result of their having met.
Seeing that Ramchandra had an acute and deeply learned transcendental
intelligence, Shrinivasa was very happy. He began to make him hear the
Goswami scriptures. Ramacandra’s pure behavior which was always in
accordance with the scriptures very much pleased Srinivasa acarya, and after a
few days the Acharya initiated him in the divine Radha-Krishna mantra.
Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja delivered many sinners and nonbelievers to a life of
auspiciousness as a result of his mercy. At the festival in Kheturi-grama, he
was one of the leaders. On the order of Narottama dasa Thakura and Srinivasa
acarya he went to Vrndavana.
When he arrived there, he found that almost all the Goswamis had passed away.
When he found that so many great souls had passed away, his heart was deeply
pained.
After some days in Vrndavana, feeling the pain of separation in this way,
while deeply meditating upon the lotus feet of Sri Radha and Govinda, he
entered into their eternal Vrndavana pastimes. His disappearance day is
on the third day of the dark moon in the month of Pausa.
