In plain words
How many troubles the Pāṇḍavas went through! But at no time did they let go of Kṛṣṇa's name. They did not stop thinking of Kṛṣṇa. Pōtana did not dedicate the Bhāgavatam he wrote to an ordinary man, but dedicated it to Śrī Rāmacandra alone. Nothing is mine as my own. All is Yours alone. Whether I give, it is You; whether I receive, it is You. That total Śaraṇāgati, which says so, is the very principle of Pōtana.
Many people go on pilgrimages. There they take Gaṅgā water and offer all of it to God alone, saying Keśavāya namaḥ, Nārāyaṇāya namaḥ, Mādhavāya namaḥ, Govindāya namaḥ. They take Gaṅgā water and give it back to the Gaṅgā itself. What else is there to give as one's own? The heart God gave, that very heart must truly be offered to God. That is Śaraṇāgati. In the principle of Śaraṇāgati, Lakṣmaṇa was a true brother to Śrī Rāmacandra. He was one who, in the principle of brotherhood, had developed the principle of Prema to such a degree. Such was Lakṣmaṇa's Prema for Śrī Rāmacandra. Giving up everything, he went with Rāma to the forest. The principle of Rāma has been giving every man an ideal life.
After the slaying of Rāvaṇa, Vibhīṣaṇa, Sugrīva, Jāmbavān, Aṅgada and the others came: ‘Rāmacandra! You have won this victory. Bharata is ruling Ayodhyā. This Laṅkā surpasses heaven. It is made of gold. So stay right here and carry on the rule of this Laṅkā,’ they said. Then Rāma: Madman! Just because one's own mother is ugly, can one call some beautiful woman one's mother? My Bhārata may be poor. Jananī janmabhūmiśca svargādapi garīyasi. My motherland surpasses heaven. My own mother and My motherland surpass that heaven. This alone I cannot forget, cannot give up.’ In all such ways, Śrī Rāmacandramūrti is the one who gave the ordinary man an ideal.
Today we chant “Rām Rām Rām”, but in practice we do not follow Rāma's ideals. It is in troubles above all that one can remember God. When a crisis comes, we cry “Veṅkaṭaramaṇā!” Only when such troubles come do we remember God. There must be troubles too. There must be losses. Enquiry must arise. We must master it. That is our strength and ability; that is the chief aim of our sādhana. Though Śrī Rāmacandra was an emperor, though He was the son of Mahārāja Daśaratha, though He was the son-in-law of the Mahārāja of Mithilā, why did He go through so many troubles?