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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Antya-līlā · Chapter 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
Antya 6.133Antya 6.135

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.134

শুনি’ হাসি’ কহে প্রভু সব ভক্তগণে ।

“ইহার বিষয়সুখ — ইন্দ্রসুখ-সমে ॥ ১৩৪ ॥

śuni’ hāsi’ kahe prabhu saba bhakta-gaṇe

“ihāra viṣaya-sukha — indra-sukha-sama

Translation

After hearing this appeal by Raghunātha dāsa, Lord Nityānanda Prabhu smiled and told all the devotees, “Raghunātha dāsa’s standard of material happiness is equal to that of Indra, the King of heaven.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Great Wealth Behind a Humble Appeal

  1. 1

    Lord Nityānanda Prabhu hears Raghunātha dāsa’s appeal and smiles.

  2. 2

    He then addresses all the devotees about Raghunātha dāsa’s material happiness.

  3. 3

    He compares that happiness to the happiness of Indra, the King of heaven. This shows the extent of the comforts Raghunātha dāsa wishes to leave.

How it feels

Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.

The mood of Antya 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śuni’hearing
  2. hāsi’smiling
  3. kahesays
  4. prabhuLord Nityānanda Prabhu
  5. saba bhakta-gaṇeunto all the devotees
  6. ihāraof Raghunātha dāsa
  7. viṣaya sukhamaterial happiness
  8. indra-sukhathe material happiness of the King of heaven, Indra
  9. samaequal to
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Raghunātha dāsa’s appeal suggest about the limits of material happiness?

Practice

Reflect for one minute on the contrast between Raghunātha dāsa’s great material happiness and his prayer for shelter.

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