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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.24
তবে রঘুনাথ কিছু চিন্তিলা উপায় ।
বিনতি করিয়া কহে সেই ম্লেচ্ছ-পায় ॥ ২৪ ॥
tabe raghunātha kichu cintilā upāya
vinati kariyā kahe sei mleccha-pāya
While this was going on, Raghunātha dāsa thought of a tricky method of escape. Thus he humbly submitted this plea at the feet of the Muslim caudhurī.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
While this treatment continued, Raghunātha dāsa thought of a tricky method of escape.
He approached the Muslim caudhurī with a plea.
Although seeking a way to escape, he submitted his plea humbly at the caudhurī’s feet.
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:
In the meantime, however, a Muslim official became envious of Hiraṇya dāsa, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī’s uncle, and induced some big official court minister to have him arrested. Thus Hiraṇya dāsa left his home, but by the intelligence of Raghunātha dāsa the misunderstanding was mitigated.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.
How might humility shape the way I make a difficult request?
Make one necessary request today in plain, humble words.
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