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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 6]
dicted to the materialistic way of life are like worms that are living in stool but cannot give it up. A  gṛhavrata , one who has decided to live in a comfortable home although it is actually miserable, is in a condemned position. Only the mercy of Kṛṣṇa can save one from such misery. Without Kṛṣṇa's mercy, one cannot get out of the filthy entanglement of materialistic life. The poor living entity cannot give up his materialistic position on his own; only when granted the special mercy of Kṛṣṇa can he give it up. Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu knew very well that Raghunātha dāsa was already liberated. Nevertheless He emphasized that Raghunātha dāsa's life of material comfort as a very rich man's son with a very beautiful wife and many servants to attend him was like a ditch of stool. The Lord thus specifically indicated that ordinary men who are very happy with material comforts and family life are in no better position than worms in stool.
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রঘুনাথ মনে কহে,—‘কৃষ্ণ নাহি জানি।
তব কৃপা কাড়িল আমা,—এই আমি মানি ॥ ১৯৪ ॥
raghunātha mane kahe, —‘kṛṣṇa nāhi jāni tava kṛpā kāḍila āmā, —ei āmi māni’
SYNONYMS
raghunātha —Raghunātha dāsa;  mane kahe —answered within his mind;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  nāhi jāni —I do not know;  tava —Your;  kṛpā —mercy;  kāḍila —has delivered;  āmā —me;  ei —this;  āmi māni —I accept.
TRANSLATION
Raghunātha dāsa answered within his mind, “I do not know who Kṛṣṇa is. I simply know that Your mercy, O my Lord, has saved me from my family life.”
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প্রভু কহেন,—“তোমার পিতা-জ্যেষ্ঠা দুই জনে।
চক্রবর্তি-সম্বন্ধে হাম ‘আজা’ করি’ মানে ॥ ১৯৫ ॥
prabhu kahena, —“tomāra pitā-jyeṭhā dui jane cakravarti-sambandhe hāma ‘ājā’ kari’ māne
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahena —Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu said;  tomāra —your;  pitā-jyeṭhā —father and his elder brother;  dui jane —both of them;  cakravarti-sambandhe —be-