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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.39
“ইন্দ্রসম ঐশ্বর্য, স্ত্রী অপ্সরা-সম ।
এ সব বান্ধিতে নারিলেক যাঁর মন ॥ ৩৯ ॥
“indra-sama aiśvarya, strī apsarā-sama
e saba bāndhite nārileka yāṅra mana
“Raghunātha dāsa, our son, has opulences like Indra, the heavenly king, and his wife is as beautiful as an angel. Yet all this could not tie down his mind.
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His father says that Raghunātha dāsa has opulences like Indra, the heavenly king.
He also describes Raghunātha dāsa’s wife as beautiful as an angel.
Yet neither this opulence nor this beauty could tie down Raghunātha dāsa’s mind.
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:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had gone to Śāntipura on His way to Vṛndāvana, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī had offered to dedicate his life at the Lord’s lotus feet. 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I expect wealth and attractive surroundings to satisfy every longing of the heart?
Take a quiet minute to consider the limits of material comfort, recalling that it could not hold Raghunātha dāsa’s mind.
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