Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.142
Shelter through confidential service
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu will accept you and place you under the charge of His secretary, Svarūpa Dāmodara. You will thus become one of the most confidential internal servants and will attain shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
What the purport teaches
- Lord Nityānanda promised that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would accept Raghunātha dāsa.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would place him under the charge of His secretary, Svarūpa Dāmodara.
- Raghunātha dāsa would become one of His most confidential internal servants and attain shelter at His lotus feet.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer for shelter at Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet and the opportunity to serve Him.
Ask yourself
How are acceptance, guidance and service connected in this promise of shelter?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.