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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.234
‘সাধ্য’-‘সাধন’-তত্ত্ব শিখ ইঁহার স্থানে ।
আমি তত নাহি জানি, ইঁহো যত জানে ॥ ২৩৪ ॥
‘sādhya’-‘sādhana’-tattva śikha iṅhāra sthāne
āmi tata nāhi jāni, iṅho yata jāne
“You may learn from him what your duty is and how to discharge it. I do not know as much as he.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu directs Raghunātha dāsa to learn his duty from Svarūpa Dāmodara.
The guidance includes both what his duty is and how to discharge it.
By saying, “I do not know as much as he,” the Lord humbly emphasizes Svarūpa Dāmodara’s guidance.
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:
Later he lived by taking alms from various chatras, or food distributing centers. When Raghunātha’s father received news of this, he sent some men and money, but Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī refused to accept the money.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I seek guidance about how to carry out my duty, as well as what it is?
Write down one question about how to carry out a devotional duty, and ask someone who can guide you.
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