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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Antya-līlā · Chapter 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī

Antya 6.131 Antya 6.133

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.132

অযোগ্য মুই নিবেদন করিতে করি ভয় ।

মোরে ‘চৈতন্য’ দেহ’ গোসাঞি হঞা সদয় ॥ ১৩২ ॥

ayogya mui nivedana karite kari bhaya

more ‘caitanya’ deha’ gosāñi hañā sadaya

Translation

“Although I am unfit and greatly afraid to submit this plea, I nevertheless request You, Sir, to be especially merciful toward me by granting me shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Ask for Mercy Despite Feeling Unfit

1
Raghunātha dāsa considers himself unfit and feels greatly afraid to submit his plea.
2
Nevertheless, he asks Lord Nityānanda Prabhu to be especially merciful toward him.
3
His request is specific: shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

How it feels

Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.

The mood of Antya 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Antya 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

ayogyaunfit
muiI
nivedana kariteto submit my desires
kari bhayaI am afraid
moreunto me
caitanya deha’kindly give the shelter of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
gosāñiO my Lord
hañā sa-dayabeing merciful

Key ideas in this verse

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”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “merciful”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Does feeling unfit keep you from asking for the mercy you need?

Practice

Offer one simple prayer for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s shelter, even if you feel hesitant or unqualified.

Live this todayAsk for Mercy Despite Feeling UnfitThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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