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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.41
চৈতন্যচন্দ্রের কৃপা হঞাছে ইঁহারে ।
চৈতন্যচন্দ্রের ‘বাতুল’ কে রাখিতে পারে ?” ৪১ ॥ ৪১ ॥
caitanya-candrera kṛpā hañāche iṅhāre
caitanya-candrera ‘bātula’ ke rākhite pāre?”
“Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has fully bestowed His mercy on him. Who can keep home such a madman of Caitanyacandra?”
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Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has fully bestowed His mercy on Raghunātha dāsa.
The description “madman of Caitanyacandra” expresses the intensity of his devotion.
The question “Who can keep home such a madman?” shows how difficult it is to restrain him.
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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