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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.130
যতবার পলাই আমি গৃহাদি ছাড়িয়া ।
পিতা, মাতা — দুই মোরে রাখয়ে বান্ধিয়া ॥ ১৩০ ॥
yata-bāra palāi āmi gṛhādi chāḍiyā
pitā, mātā — dui more rākhaye bāndhiyā
“Every time I tried to go away and give up my home relationships, my father and mother unfortunately kept me bound.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Raghunātha dāsa repeatedly tried to leave home and give up his home relationships.
Each time, his father and mother kept him bound. He describes this as an obstacle to his desire.
In the surrounding appeal, his aim is to attain the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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:
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. Not touching the general path, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī secretly went to Jagannātha Purī.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.
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “relationships”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When your wish to seek spiritual shelter meets obstacles, how do you respond?
Name one obstacle in your own effort to seek shelter, and include it in a short prayer for mercy.
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