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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.196
চক্রবর্তীর দুহে হয় ভ্রাতৃরূপ দাস ।
অতএব তারে আমি করি পরিহাস ॥ ১৯৬ ॥
cakravartīra duhe haya bhrātṛ-rūpa dāsa
ataeva tāre āmi kari parihāsa
“Since your father and his elder brother are younger brothers of Nīlāmbara Cakravartī, I may joke about them in this way.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord again identified Raghunātha dāsa’s father and uncle as younger brothers of Nīlāmbara Cakravartī.
He explained that this relationship allowed Him to joke about them.
His remarks should be understood within this familiar relationship, rather than apart from it.
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:
When Raghunātha’s father received news of this, he sent some men and money, but Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī refused to accept the money. Understanding that Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was living by begging from the chatras, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu presented him with His own guñjā-mālā and a stone from Govardhana Hill.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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In this verse: “relationship”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I consider the relationship and context before interpreting someone’s words?
Reread the Lord’s explanation of why He could joke about Raghunātha dāsa’s father and uncle.
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