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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 6.158

তাঁ-সবার সঙ্গে রঘুনাথ যাইতে না পারে ।

প্রসিদ্ধ প্রকট সঙ্গ, তবহিঁ ধরা পড়ে ॥ ১৫৮ ॥

tāṅ-sabāra saṅge raghunātha yāite nā pāre

prasiddha prakaṭa saṅga, tabahiṅ dharā paḍe

Translation

Raghunātha dāsa could not accompany them, for they were so famous that he would have been caught immediately.

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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.

Recognizing an Obstacle to Joining Devotees

  1. 1

    Raghunātha dāsa could not accompany the devotees traveling to Jagannātha Purī.

  2. 2

    They were so famous that joining them would have led to his being caught immediately.

  3. 3

    Although the devotees were going to see Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, their journey did not provide a workable means for Raghunātha dāsa 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:

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. tāṅ-sabāraall of them
  2. saṅgewith
  3. raghunāthaRaghunātha dāsa
  4. yāite nā pārecould not go
  5. prasiddhafamous
  6. prakaṭaknown
  7. saṅgagroup
  8. tabahiṅimmediately
  9. dharā paḍehe would be caught
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I recognize when an appealing plan is not workable in my present circumstances?

Practice

Review one devotional plan today and identify a practical obstacle you need to take into account.

Live this todayRecognizing an Obstacle to Joining DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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