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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.118
ভোজনে বসিতে রঘুনাথে কহে সর্বজন ।
পণ্ডিত কহে, — ‘ইঁহ পাছে করিবে ভোজন ।।’ ১১৮ ।। ॥ ১১৮ ॥
bhojane vasite raghunāthe kahe sarva-jana
paṇḍita kahe, — iṅha pāche karibe bhojana’
All the devotees present requested Raghunātha dāsa to sit down and take prasādam, but Rāghava Paṇḍita told them, “He will take prasādam later.”
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All the devotees present requested Raghunātha dāsa to sit down and take prasādam.
Rāghava Paṇḍita told them that Raghunātha dāsa would take prasādam later.
The verse gives this arrangement without explaining why his meal was delayed.
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:
For five days Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī took prasādam at the temple, but later he would stand at the Siṁha-dvāra gate and eat only whatever he could gather by alms. Later he lived by taking alms from various chatras, or food distributing centers.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you show care for someone while respecting the arrangements made for them?
At a meal today, kindly check whether someone else has been invited to eat.
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