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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.91
মহাপ্রভুর প্রিয় ভৃত্য—রঘুনাথদাস ।
সর্ব ত্যজি’ কৈল প্রভুর পদতলে বাস ॥ ৯১ ॥
mahāprabhura priya bhṛtya — raghunātha-dāsa
sarva tyaji’ kaila prabhura pada-tale vāsa
Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, the forty-sixth branch of the tree, was one of the most dear servants of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He left all his material possessions to surrender completely unto the Lord and live at His lotus feet.
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Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was one of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s most dear servants. He left all his material possessions to surrender completely and live at the Lord’s lotus feet.
He was born in a kāyastha family as the son of Govardhana Majumadāra. His parental home was in Śrī-kṛṣṇapura.
A temple of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Govinda remained at his birthplace. Beside it was a small room with a platform where he used to worship the Deity.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Belonging and gratitude. Many devotees become branches of one living network of devotion.
The mood of Ādi 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:
This chapter describes the branches of the tree named Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Back to this verse in Ādi 10
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “surrender”, “lotus feet”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “branch”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servants”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī’s surrender invite me to examine my attachment to possessions?
Write down one material attachment you would like to loosen in order to give more attention to serving the Lord.
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