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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.202
যাঁহা হৈতে পাইনু রঘুনাথ–মহাশয় ।
যাঁহা হৈতে পাইনু শ্রীস্বরূপ–আশ্রয় ॥ ২০২ ॥
yāṅhā haite pāinu raghunātha-mahāśaya
yāṅhā haite pāinu śrī-svarūpa-āśraya
By His mercy I have attained the shelter of the great personality Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, and by His mercy I have found the refuge of Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara.
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By His mercy, the author attained the shelter of Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī and the refuge of Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara.
Anyone desiring to become expert in serving Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa should always aspire to the guidance of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī.
To come under the protection of the Gosvāmīs, one must get the mercy and grace of Nityānanda Prabhu.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Shelter and wonder. The glory of Nityānanda reveals the intimate support behind the descent.
The mood of Ādi 5 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja’s brother invited Śrī Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa, a great devotee of Lord Nityānanda, to his home, but a priest named Guṇārṇava Miśra did not receive him well, and Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī’s brother, not recognizing the glories of Lord Nityānanda, also took sides with the priest. Therefore Rāmadāsa became sorry, broke his flute and went away.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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: “shelter”, “refuge”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mercy”, “grace”
Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose
The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rādhā”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can the desire to serve Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa deepen your wish for guidance?
Offer a brief prayer for Nityānanda Prabhu's mercy to come under the guidance of the Gosvāmīs.
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