nija-gṛha-vitta-bhṛtya-pañca-putra-sane
ÄtmÄ samarpiluá¹… Ämi tomÄra caraṇe
nija - own; gá¹›ha - house; vitta - wealth; bhá¹›tya - servants; pañca-putra - five sons; sane - with; ÄtmÄ - self; samarpiluá¹… - surrender; Ämi - I; tomÄra - Your; caraṇe - at the lotus feet.
Appreciating ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu’s favor, BhavÄnanda RÄya also said, “Along with my home, riches, servants and five sons, I surrender myself at Your lotus feet.
This is the process of surrender. As ÅšrÄ«la Bhaktivinoda ṬhÄkura sings:
mÄnasa, deha, geha, yo kichu mora
arpiluá¹… tuyÄ pade nanda-kiÅ›ora!
(ÅšaraṇÄgati)
When one surrenders unto the lotus feet of the Lord, he does so with everything in his possession — his house, his body, his mind and whatever else he possesses. If there is any obstruction to this surrendering process, one should immediately give it up without attachment. If one can surrender with all his family members, there is no need to take sannyÄsa. However, if the surrendering process is hampered by so-called family members, one should immediately give them up to complete the surrendering process.
