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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.130
গোবিন্দ-চরণে কৈলা আত্মসমর্পণ ।
গোবিন্দ-চরণারবিন্দ — যাঁর প্রাণধন ॥ ১৩০ ॥
govinda-caraṇe kailā ātma-samarpaṇa
govinda-caraṇāravinda — yāṅra prāṇa-dhana
Thus Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa surrendered fully at the lotus feet of Lord Govinda, and those lotus feet became his life and soul.
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Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa surrendered fully at the lotus feet of Lord Govinda.
Govinda’s lotus feet became his life and soul.
His deep love for Kṛṣṇa was expressed in wholehearted surrender to Govinda.
Concern and affectionate restraint. Devotees seek to care for the Lord while He maintains His renounced practice.
The mood of Antya 13 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:
Viśvāsa Paṇḍita was very proud of his education, and being an impersonalist, he was not well received by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. A summary of the life of Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī ends this chapter.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
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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: “surrendered”, “lotus feet”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love for krsna”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What would it mean for my service to Govinda to become more wholehearted?
Offer a brief prayer to Govinda expressing your wish to serve Him wholeheartedly.
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