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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 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 6.141Antya 6.143

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.142

স্বরূপের স্থানে তোমা করিবে সমর্পণে ।

‘অন্তরঙ্গ’ ভৃত্য বলি’ রাখিবে চরণে ॥ ১৪২ ॥

svarūpera sthāne tomā karibe samarpaṇe

‘antaraṅga’ bhṛtya bali’ rākhibe caraṇe

Translation

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu will accept you and place you under the charge of His secretary, Svarūpa Dāmodara. You will thus become one of the most confidential internal servants and will attain 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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Shelter through confidential service

  1. 1

    Lord Nityānanda promised that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would accept Raghunātha dāsa.

  2. 2

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would place him under the charge of His secretary, Svarūpa Dāmodara.

  3. 3

    Raghunātha dāsa would become one of His most confidential internal servants and attain shelter at His lotus feet.

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

Further reading

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.

  1. svarūpera sthāneunto Svarūpa Dāmodara
  2. tomāyou
  3. karibe samarpaṇeHe will give
  4. antaraṅgavery confidential
  5. bhṛtyaservant
  6. bali’as
  7. rākhibe caraṇewill keep under His lotus feet
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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”

  • 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: “servants”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How are acceptance, guidance and service connected in this promise of shelter?

Practice

Offer a short prayer for shelter at Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet and the opportunity to serve Him.

Live this todayShelter through confidential serviceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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