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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.14
প্রভুর শিক্ষাতে তেঁহো নিজ-ঘরে যায় ।
মর্কট-বৈরাগ্য ছাড়ি’ হৈলা ‘বিষয়ি-প্রায়’ ॥ ১৪ ॥
prabhura śikṣāte teṅho nija-ghare yāya
markaṭa-vairāgya chāḍi’ hailā ‘viṣayi-prāya’
Instead of becoming a so-called renunciant, Raghunātha dāsa, following the instructions of the Lord, returned home and played exactly like a pounds-and-shillings man.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Raghunātha dāsa followed the instructions of the Lord rather than becoming a so-called renunciant.
He returned home and acted like a man concerned with money and business.
As the next verse explains, this outward conduct did not express his complete inward renunciation.
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:
Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī had been attempting to come to the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for a long time, and finally he left his home and met the Lord. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had gone to Śāntipura on His way to Vṛndāvana, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī had offered to dedicate his life at the Lord’s lotus feet.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I more concerned with appearing renounced or with faithfully following the Lord’s instructions?
Carry out one ordinary responsibility today without trying to make a show of renunciation.
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