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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 6.166

এত কহি’ রঘুনাথে লঞা চলিলা ।

রক্ষক সব শেষরাত্রে নিদ্রায় পড়িলা ॥ ১৬৬ ॥

eta kahi’ raghunāthe lañā calilā

rakṣaka saba śeṣa-rātre nidrāya paḍilā

Translation

After saying this, Yadunandana Ācārya took Raghunātha dāsa with him and went out. By that time all the watchmen were deeply asleep because it was the end of the night.

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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.

Accompanying the Spiritual Master

  1. 1

    After making his request, Yadunandana Ācārya took Raghunātha dāsa with him.

  2. 2

    They went out together in connection with the request to restore the brāhmaṇa’s service.

  3. 3

    It was the end of the night, and all the watchmen were deeply asleep.

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:

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. Not touching the general path, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī secretly went to Jagannātha Purī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. eta kahi’saying this
  2. raghunāthe lañātaking Raghunātha dāsa
  3. calilāhe went out
  4. rakṣaka sabaall the watchmen
  5. śeṣa-rātreat the end of night
  6. nidrāya paḍilāfell asleep
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “service”

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I willing to give my time when asked to help with devotional service?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today to help with a devotional task someone has requested.

Live this todayAccompanying the Spiritual MasterThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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