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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.60
দেহত্যাগাদি তমো-ধর্ম — পাতক-কারণ ।
সাধক না পায় তাতে কৃষ্ণের চরণ ॥ ৬০ ॥
deha-tyāgādi tamo-dharma — pātaka-kāraṇa
sādhaka nā pāya tāte kṛṣṇera caraṇa
“Measures like suicide are causes for sin. A devotee never achieves shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet by such actions.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Measures like suicide are described as causes for sin.
A devotee never achieves shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet through such actions.
The surrounding verses identify devotional service and awakened love—not destruction of the body—as the way to attain Kṛṣṇa.
Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.
The mood of Antya 4 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:
The Lord informed Sanātana Gosvāmī about the death of his younger brother Anupama, who had great faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra. One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said to Sanātana Gosvāmī, “Your decision to commit suicide is the result of the mode of ignorance.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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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: “shelter”, “lotus feet”
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: “service”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What small act of devotion can express my wish for shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet?
Offer a brief prayer today asking for shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet through devotional service.
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