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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.37
এইমতে বারে বারে পলায়, ধরি’ আনে ।
তবে তাঁর মাতা কহে তাঁর পিতা সনে ॥ ৩৭ ॥
ei-mate bāre bāre palāya, dhari’ āne
tabe tāṅra mātā kahe tāṅra pitā sane
This became almost a daily affair. Raghunātha would run away from home, and his father would again bring him back. Then Raghunātha dāsa’s mother spoke to his father as follows.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Raghunātha’s attempts to run away become almost a daily affair.
His father repeatedly brings him home again.
After this repeated pattern, Raghunātha dāsa’s mother speaks to his father about the situation.
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.
What do these repeated attempts show about how strongly Raghunātha wishes to leave?
Reflect briefly on a recurring disagreement in your life and identify the different wishes involved.
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