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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.145

প্রভু-আজ্ঞা লঞা বৈষ্ণবের আজ্ঞা লইলা ।

রাঘব-সহিতে নিভৃতে যুক্তি করিলা ॥ ১৪৫ ॥

prabhu-ājñā lañā vaiṣṇavera ājñā la-ilā

rāghava-sahite nibhṛte yukti karilā

Translation

After taking leave of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu and then all the other Vaiṣṇavas, Śrī Raghunātha dāsa consulted secretly with Rāghava Paṇḍita.

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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.

Seek Counsel in Serving Devotees

  1. 1

    Śrī Raghunātha dāsa took leave of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu and then all the other Vaiṣṇavas.

  2. 2

    He then consulted secretly with Rāghava Paṇḍita.

  3. 3

    This private consultation preceded his gifts for Lord Nityānanda Prabhu and His devotees.

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:

Not touching the general path, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī secretly went to Jagannātha Purī. After twelve days, he arrived in Jagannātha Purī at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhu-ājñāthe order of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu
  2. lañātaking
  3. vaiṣṇavera ājñāthe permission of all the Vaiṣṇavas
  4. la-ilāhe took
  5. rāghava-sahitewith Rāghava Paṇḍita
  6. nibhṛtein a solitary place
  7. yukti karilāhe consulted
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When could thoughtful consultation help me serve devotees?

Practice

Ask a devotee for advice about one small service you would like to offer.

Live this todaySeek Counsel in Serving DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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