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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.222
সেই গোবর্ধনের পুত্র — রঘুনাথ দাস ।
বাল্যকাল হৈতে তেঁহো বিষয়ে উদাস ॥ ২২২ ॥
sei govardhanera putra — raghunātha dāsa
bālya-kāla haite teṅho viṣaye udāsa
Raghunātha dāsa was the son of Govardhana Majumadāra. From childhood, he was uninterested in material enjoyment.
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Raghunātha dāsa was the son of Govardhana Majumadāra.
Raghunātha dāsa was uninterested in material enjoyment.
This lack of interest was present from his childhood.
Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Returning from Rāmakeli, He met Raghunātha dāsa and after giving him instructions sent him back home. Thereafter the Lord returned to Nīlācala and began to make plans to go to Vṛndāvana without a companion.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “govardhana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Raghunātha dāsa’s lack of interest in material enjoyment challenge your own priorities?
Set aside one optional material indulgence today and briefly reflect on your attachment to it.
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