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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.311
বৈরাগ্যের কথা তাঁর অদ্ভুত-কথন ।
আজন্ম না দিল জিহ্বায় রসের স্পর্শন ॥ ৩১১ ॥
vairāgyera kathā tāṅra adbhuta-kathana
ājanma nā dila jihvāya rasera sparśana
Topics concerning his renunciation are wonderful. Throughout his life he never allowed his tongue sense gratification.
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The topics concerning Raghunātha dāsa’s renunciation are described as wonderful.
Throughout his life, he never allowed his tongue sense gratification.
The surrounding description shows that he ate only to sustain his body, rather than to satisfy the tongue.
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.
How much do the tongue’s demands shape your choices about food?
During one nourishing meal today, notice any demand for extra pleasure from taste without making it the focus of eating.
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