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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.229
“কি লাগি’ ছাড়াইলা ঘর, না জানি উদ্দেশ ।
কি মোর কর্তব্য, প্রভু কর উপদেশ ।।” ২২৯ ।। ॥ ২২৯ ॥
“ki lāgi’ chāḍāilā ghara, nā jāni uddeśa
ki mora kartavya, prabhu kara upadeśa”
“I do not know why I have given up household life,” he said. “What is my duty? Kindly give me instructions.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Raghunātha dāsa said that he did not know why he had given up household life.
His question, “What is my duty?” shows that he wanted direction, not merely a change in circumstances.
He humbly requested instructions rather than presenting himself as already knowing his duty.
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:
For five days Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī took prasādam at the temple, but later he would stand at the Siṁha-dvāra gate and eat only whatever he could gather by alms. Later he lived by taking alms from various chatras, or food distributing centers.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I seek clear guidance about my duty, or rely only on outward changes?
Write one sentence naming a duty you need help understanding, and prepare to ask for instruction.
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