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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 6]
TRANSLATION
“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.
TEXT 40
দড়ির বন্ধনে তাঁরে রাখিবা কেমতে ? জন্মদাতা পিতা নারে ‘প্রারন্ধ’ খণ্ডাইতে ॥ ৪০ ॥
daḍira bandhane tāṅre rākhibā ke-mate? janma-dātā pitā nāre ‘prārabdha’ khaṇḍāite
SYNONYMS
daḍira bandhane —by bonds of ropes;  tāṅre —him;  rākhibā —will you keep;  ke-mate —how;  janma-dātā pitā —the father who begets the child;  nāre —is not able;  prārabdha —the reaction of previous activities;  khaṇḍāite —to nullify.
TRANSLATION
“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.
TEXT 41
চৈত্য্যচন্দ্রের কৃপা হঞাছে ইঁহারে। চৈত্য্যচন্দ্রের ‘বাতুল’ কে রাখিতে পারে ?” ॥ ৪১ ॥
caitanya-candrera kṛpā hañāche iṅhāre caitanya-candrera ‘bātula’ ke rākhite pāre?”
SYNONYMS
caitanya-candrera —of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  kṛpā —mercy;  hañāche iṅhāre —has been bestowed upon him;  caitanya-candrera —of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  bātula —madman;  ke —who;  rākhite pāre —can keep.
TRANSLATION
“Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has fully bestowed His mercy on him. Who can keep home such a madman of Caitanyacandra?”