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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 6]
TRANSLATION
“One who is subservient to the tongue and who thus goes here and there, devoted to the genitals and the belly, cannot attain Kṛṣṇa.”
TEXT 228
আর দিন রঘুনাথ স্বরূপ-চরণে ।
আপনার কুত্ত্য লাগি’ কৈলা নিবেদনে ॥ ২২৮ ॥
āra dīna raghunātha svarūpa-caraṇe āpanāra kṛtya lāgi’ kailā nivedane
SYNONYMS
āra dīna—the next day; raghunātha—Raghunātha dāsa; svarūpa-caraṇe—unto the lotus feet of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī; āpanāra—his; kṛtya—duty; lāgi’—for; kailā nivedane—submitted.
TRANSLATION
The next day, Raghunātha dāsa inquired at the lotus feet of Svarūpa Dāmodara about his duty.
TEXT 229
“কি লাগি’ ছাড়াইলা ঘর, না জানি উদ্দেশ ।
কি মোর কর্তব্য, প্রভু কর উপদেশ ॥” ২২৯ ॥
“ki lāgi’ chāḍāilā ghara, nā jāni uddeśa ki mora kartavya, prabhu kara upadeśa”
SYNONYMS
ki lāgi’—for what reason; chāḍāilā ghara—have I been obliged to give up my household life; nā jāni—I do not know; uddeśa—the purpose; ki—what; mora kartavya—my duty; prabhu—my dear Lord; kara upadeśa—please give instruction.
TRANSLATION
“I do not know why I have given up household life,” he said. “What is my duty? Kindly give me instructions.”