Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.36
Leaving Home and Being Brought Back
“He got up alone one night and left, but his father caught him in a distant place and brought him back.”
What the purport teaches
- Raghunātha dāsa gets up alone one night and leaves home.
- His father catches him in a distant place.
- His father brings him back, preventing this attempt to leave from succeeding.
Try this today
Write one sentence describing Raghunātha dāsa’s intention and another describing his father’s response, without adding motives the text does not state.
Ask yourself
What does this interrupted attempt reveal about the tension between Raghunātha dāsa’s wish and his father’s wish?
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.