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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.40
দড়ির বন্ধনে তাঁরে রাখিবা কেমতে ? জন্মদাতা পিতা নারে ‘প্রারব্ধ’ খণ্ডাইতে ॥ ৪০ ॥
daḍira bandhane tāṅre rākhibā ke-mate?
janma-dātā pitā nāre ‘prārabdha’ khaṇḍāite
“How then could we keep this boy home by binding him with ropes? It is not possible even for one’s father to nullify the reactions of one’s past activities.
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Raghunātha dāsa’s father questions how ropes could keep his son at home.
His question follows his recognition that opulence and beauty could not hold his son’s mind.
He states that even a father cannot nullify the reactions of his child’s past activities.
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:
Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī had been attempting to come to the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for a long time, and finally he left his home and met the Lord. 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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Where do I need to recognize that caring for someone does not give me complete control over their life?
Identify one situation involving someone you care about, and distinguish what you can help with from what you cannot control.
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