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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.161
বাসুদেব-দত্তের তেঁহ হয় ‘অনুগৃহীত’ ।
রঘুনাথের ‘গুরু’ তেঁহো হয় ‘পুরোহিত’ ॥ ১৬১ ॥
vāsudeva-dattera teṅha haya ‘anugṛhīta’
raghunāthera ‘guru’ teṅho haya ‘purohita’
Yadunandana Ācārya was the priest and spiritual master of Raghunātha dāsa. Although born in a brāhmaṇa family, he had accepted the mercy of Vāsudeva Datta.
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Yadunandana Ācārya was Raghunātha dāsa’s priest.
He was also Raghunātha dāsa’s spiritual master.
Although born in a brāhmaṇa family, Yadunandana Ācārya had accepted the mercy of Vāsudeva Datta.
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.
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: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to receive spiritual mercy without resting on my background or position?
Reflect today on one piece of spiritual guidance you have received and how you can put it into practice.
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