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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.156
তাঁহা জাগি’ রহে সব রক্ষকগণ ।
পলাইতে করেন নানা উপায় চিন্তন ॥ ১৫৬ ॥
tāṅhā jāgi’ rahe saba rakṣaka-gaṇa
palāite karena nānā upāya cintana
There, however, the watchmen alertly kept guard. Raghunātha dāsa was thinking of various means by which to escape their vigilance.
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The watchmen kept alert guard over Raghunātha dāsa, even at the Durgā-maṇḍapa.
His change of sleeping place did not free him from their vigilance.
He continued thinking of various means of escape. The restrictions had not ended his determination.
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:
Later he lived by taking alms from various chatras, or food distributing centers. When Raghunātha’s father received news of this, he sent some men and money, but Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī refused to accept the money.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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