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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.61
রক্তবস্ত্র ‘বৈষ্ণবের’ পরিতে না যুয়ায় ।
কোন প্রবাসীরে দিমু, কি কায উহায় ? ৬১ ।। ॥ ৬১ ॥
rakta-vastra ‘vaiṣṇavera’ parite nā yuyāya
kona pravāsīre dimu, ki kāya uhāya?
“This saffron cloth is unfit for a Vaiṣṇava to wear; therefore I have no use for it. I shall give it to a stranger.”
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Sanātana Gosvāmī says he has no use for this saffron cloth and will give it to a stranger. The purport explains that Vaiṣṇavas are liberated and materially unattached; they need no sannyāsī dress to prove their exalted position.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the renounced order from a sannyāsī of the Māyāvāda school. Vaiṣṇava sannyāsīs never think that accepting such dress makes them equal to Him.
A Vaiṣṇava accepts sannyāsa to remain an eternal servant of his spiritual master, not to become his equal. Considering himself unfit to dress like his paramahaṁsa spiritual master, he accepts sannyāsa out of humility, not pride.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
There was also a discussion about Mukunda Sarasvatī’s garment. When Jagadānanda returned to Jagannātha Purī, he presented Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with some gifts from Sanātana Gosvāmī, and the incident of the pīlu fruit took place.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.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humility”
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: “servant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I more concerned with appearing spiritually advanced or with remaining a humble servant?
Do one small act of devotional service today without seeking recognition.
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