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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.23
বিশেষে কায়স্থ-বুদ্ধ্যে অন্তরে করে ডর ।
মুখে তর্জে গর্জে, মারিতে সভয় অন্তর ॥ ২৩ ॥
viśeṣe kāyastha-buddhye antare kare ḍara
mukhe tarje garje, mārite sabhaya antara
Indeed, the caudhurī was afraid of Raghunātha dāsa because Raghunātha dāsa belonged to the kāyastha community. Although the caudhurī would chastise him with oral vibrations, he was afraid to beat him.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Raghunātha dāsa belonged to a very aristocratic family of the kāyastha community and had substantial influence with local people.
Because of that influence, the caudhurī was afraid to beat him. He used threatening words but did not strike him.
The purport describes members of the kāyastha community as generally very intelligent and expert in business management. Formerly, they were mostly government officers.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
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. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had gone to Śāntipura on His way to Vṛndāvana, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī had offered to dedicate his life at the Lord’s lotus feet.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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How does the purport clarify why the caudhurī stopped short of beating Raghunātha dāsa?
Note the reason given here for the caudhurī’s restraint: Raghunātha dāsa’s family standing and local influence.
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