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<div class="heading">Caitanya Mahāprabhu had the most beautiful wife, goddess of fortune, Viṣṇu-priyā, Lakṣmī-priyā. But for the benefit of the whole world, although He is Kṛṣṇa, He showed us the example. At the age of twenty-four years, He took sannyāsa. He was not unhappy in His home. He had His very affectionate mother and most affectionate wife, beloved wife. But still, it is very difficult to renounce the affection of mother and love of wife. But Caitanya Mahāprabhu did it.
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Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, ''niṣkiñcanasya bhagavad-bhajanonmukhasya'' ([[vanisource:CC Madhya 11.8|CC Madhya 11.8]]). ''Bhagavad-bhajana'', to become devotee, Kṛṣṇa conscious, is meant for ''niṣkiñcanasya'', one who does not possess anything in the material world. That does not mean he should be poverty-stricken. No. He should know it fully that, "Nothing belongs to me; everything belongs to Kṛṣṇa. I am simply His servant, that's all." This is called ''akiñcana''. If I think that, "Keeping Kṛṣṇa in front, let me possess some material things," that is another cheating. That is not . . . ''akiñcana''. You should be fully conscious that, "Everything belongs to Kṛṣṇa and nothing to us." Then Kṛṣṇa becomes your ''suhṛda''. He takes charge, how your benefit will be there, ultimate. ''Teṣāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakaṁ dadāmi'' ([[vanisource:BG 10.10 (1972)|BG 10.10]]). ''Prīti-pūrvakam''. This is very great determination, that "Kṛṣṇa, I simply want You, nothing, anything else. Nothing."

''Na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ kavitāṁ vā jagadīśa'' ([[vanisource:CC Antya 20.29|CC Antya 20.29, Śikṣāṣṭaka 4]]). This is Caitanya Mahāprabhu's teaching. Caitanya Mahāprabhu has taught this philosophy repeatedly. ''Niṣkiñcanasya bhagavad-bhajana. Bhagavad-bhajana'' means He Himself became ''niṣkiñcana''. He was Kṛṣṇa Himself, most opulent. ''Tyaktvā surepsitaḥ, sudustyaja-surepsita-rājya-lakṣmīm'' ([[vanisource:SB 11.5.34|SB 11.5.34]]). Caitanya Mahāprabhu had the most beautiful wife, goddess of fortune, Viṣṇu-priyā, Lakṣmī-priyā. But for the benefit of the whole world, although He is Kṛṣṇa, He showed us the example. At the age of twenty-four years, He took ''sannyāsa''. He was not unhappy in His home. He had His very affectionate mother and . . . (aside) Some fly . . . affectionate mother and most affectionate wife, beloved wife. But still, it is very difficult to renounce the affection of mother and love of wife. But Caitanya Mahāprabhu did it. (aside) The fly is still disturbing. So ''tyaktvā sudustyaja.'' Therefore in the ''Bhāgavata'' it is said, ''sudustyaja'', very difficult to give up. (aside) The fan. ''Tyaktvā sudustyaja-surepsita-rājya-lakṣmīm''. And ''rājya-lakṣmīm'', such nice beautiful wife, desired even by the demigods. Such a nice wife, He gave up.

''Tyaktvā sudustyaja-surepsita-rājya-lakṣmīṁ dharmiṣṭha ārya-vacasā yad agād araṇyam'' ([[vanisource:SB 11.5.34|SB 11.5.34]]). ''Agād araṇyam. Araṇyam'' means, going to the forest means, to take ''sannyāsa''. Going to the Himalaya does not mean or going to the forest does not mean that he should actually go there. One should give up this family affection and dedicate the whole life for Kṛṣṇa's service. That is really going to the forest. Not that unnecessarily. It may be beneficial for person, for his personal self, but real renunciation is to have no more interest in so-called limited jurisdiction of family, social, international, national, but the whole interest is for Kṛṣṇa. That is real renunciation. That is described in the ''Bhagavad-gītā''. Renunciation does not mean give up this world. That I was explaining. Our philosophy is not the ''jagat'' is ''mithyā''. Why ''jagan mithyā''? We don't say that. ''Jagat'' is fact. It may be temporary, but it is a fact. Now, so long we have got this ''jagat'', let us utilize it for Kṛṣṇa. That is renunciation. We cannot say this microphone is ''mithyā''. So long the microphone is in my possession, let it be used for Kṛṣṇa's service. This is renunciation. Everyone using this microphone, these modern machines, for his personal gain. But we are not using for personal gain. We are traveling all over the world, spending so much money, jet plane and this plane, just to push Kṛṣṇa consciousness as much as possible. This is renunciation, not that sitting one place doing nothing and become Kṛṣṇa conscious. Then there will be falldown. Don't imitate Haridāsa Ṭhākura. That is not possible. You must work.