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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.254
পরম বৈরাগ্য তার, নাহি ভক্ষ্য-পরিধান ।
যৈছে তৈছে আহার করি’ রাখয়ে পরাণ ॥ ২৫৪ ॥
parama vairāgya tāra, nāhi bhakṣya-paridhāna
yaiche taiche āhāra kari’ rākhaye parāṇa
“He is in the supreme order of renounced life. Indeed, he does not care about eating or dressing. Somehow or other he eats and maintains his life.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Raghunātha dāsa is described as being in the supreme order of renounced life.
He does not care about eating or dressing.
Somehow or other, he eats enough to maintain his life; these bodily concerns do not occupy his attention.
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:
This renounced life greatly pleased both Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took by force some of the same food, thus blessing Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī for his renunciation.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 thoughts about food or clothing take more of my attention than they need to?
Keep one choice about food or clothing simple today, and use the saved time for chanting.
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