Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.241
Confidential service under Svarūpa Dāmodara’s guidance
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu again entrusted him to Svarūpa Dāmodara. Thus Raghunātha dāsa rendered very confidential service with Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu again entrusts Raghunātha dāsa to Svarūpa Dāmodara. Raghunātha dāsa then renders very confidential service with him.
- The purport explains that antaraṅga-sevā refers to service performed in one’s spiritual body.
- Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī was formerly Lalitādevī. Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, among his assistants, also began serving Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa within his mind.
Try this today
Spend a quiet moment thinking of how to serve Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, remembering the guidance described here.
Ask yourself
What does Raghunātha dāsa’s service show me about the value of devotional guidance?
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.