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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.138
তবে রঘুনাথে প্রভু নিকটে বোলাইলা ।
তাঁর মাথে পদ ধরি’ কহিতে লাগিলা ॥ ১৩৮ ॥
tabe raghunāthe prabhu nikaṭe bolāila
tāṅra māthe pada dhari’ kahite lāgilā
Then Lord Nityānanda Prabhu called Raghunātha dāsa near Him, placed His lotus feet upon Raghunātha dāsa’s head and began to speak.
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Lord Nityānanda Prabhu called Raghunātha dāsa near Him.
He placed His lotus feet upon Raghunātha dāsa’s head.
He then began to speak to Raghunātha dāsa. This personal blessing preceded the assurances that followed.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “blessing”
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How might receiving such kindness prepare Raghunātha dāsa to hear Lord Nityānanda’s words?
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