Twilight of the Sultanate c18.s5.24

c18.s5.24

Again like other contemporary thinkers, Chaitanya was against asceticism or renunciation. Though he became a Sanyāsī himself, he did not like people to renounce their duties in the world. In fact he induced Nityānand, a mendicant, to give up Sanyās, marry and be a house-holder. He also tried his best to persuade Raghunāth, the only heir of a rich family, not to become a Sanyāsī, and only initiated him into Sanyās after giving a number of strict, gruelling tests.