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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.128
“অধম, পামর মুই হীন জীবাধম ! মোর ইচ্ছা হয় — পাঙ চৈতন্য-চরণ ॥ ১২৮ ॥
“adhama, pāmara mui hīna jīvādhama!
mora icchā haya — pāṅa caitanya-caraṇa
“I am the lowest of men, the most sinful, fallen and condemned. Nevertheless, I desire to attain shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Raghunātha dāsa described himself as the lowest of men, sinful, fallen and condemned.
Nevertheless, he desired shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
His sense of unworthiness did not stop him from expressing his desire for the Lord’s shelter.
Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The day after the festival, Nityānanda Prabhu gave Raghunātha dāsa the blessing that he would very soon attain the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. After this incident, Raghunātha dāsa, with the help of his priest, whose name was Yadunandana Ācārya, got out of his house by trickery and thus ran away.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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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”
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: “fallen”, “lowest”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When I feel unworthy, can I still sincerely seek Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s shelter?
Offer a brief prayer today expressing your desire for shelter at Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet.
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