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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.103
মহাপ্রভু তাঁর নৃত্য করেন দরশন ।
সবে নিত্যানন্দ দেখে, না দেখে অন্যজন ॥ ১০৩ ॥
mahāprabhu tāṅra nṛtya karena daraśana
sabe nityānanda dekhe, nā dekhe anya-jana
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was observing the dancing of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu. Nityānanda Prabhu could see this, but the others could not.
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Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was observing Lord Nityānanda Prabhu’s dancing.
Nityānanda Prabhu could see that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was watching.
The others could not see Him, although He was observing the dance.
Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The day after the festival, Nityānanda Prabhu gave Raghunātha dāsa the blessing that he would very soon attain the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. After this incident, Raghunātha dāsa, with the help of his priest, whose name was Yadunandana Ācārya, got out of his house by trickery and thus ran away.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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How does this scene remind you that those present did not all perceive the same thing?
Read the verse slowly and note who was watching, who could see Him and who could not.
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