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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
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.15

ভিতরে বৈরাগ্য, বাহিরে করে সর্ব-কর্ম ।

দেখিয়া ত’ মাতা-পিতার আনন্দিত মন ॥ ১৫ ॥

bhitare vairāgya, bāhire kare sarva-karma

dekhiyā ta’ mātā-pitāra ānandita mana

Translation

Raghunātha dāsa was inwardly completely renounced, even in family life, but he did not express his renunciation externally. Instead, he acted just like an ordinary businessman. Seeing this, his father and mother were satisfied.

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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.

Inward Renunciation Without Outward Display

  1. 1

    Raghunātha dāsa was inwardly completely renounced, even while living with his family.

  2. 2

    He did not express his renunciation externally. Instead, he acted like an ordinary businessman.

  3. 3

    Seeing his outward conduct, his father and mother were satisfied.

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:

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went into transcendental fits of ecstatic love, Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī attended to Him and satisfied Him as He desired. 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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bhitarewithin his heart
  2. vairāgyacomplete renunciation
  3. bāhireexternally
  4. karedoes
  5. sarvaall
  6. karmaactivities
  7. dekhiyāseeing
  8. ta’certainly
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Raghunātha dāsa’s example show me about the difference between inward renunciation and outward appearance?

Practice

While doing one family or work task today, quietly reflect on inward renunciation rather than outward display.

Live this todayInward Renunciation Without Outward DisplayThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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