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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.167
আচার্যের ঘর ইহার পূর্বদিশাতে ।
কহিতে শুনিতে দুঁহে চলে সেই পথে ॥ ১৬৭ ॥
ācāryera ghara ihāra pūrva-diśāte
kahite śunite duṅhe cale sei pathe
East of the house of Raghunātha dāsa was the house of Yadunandana Ācārya. Yadunandana Ācārya and Raghunātha dāsa talked together as they went toward that house.
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Yadunandana Ācārya’s house was east of Raghunātha dāsa’s house.
Yadunandana Ācārya and Raghunātha dāsa walked toward that house together.
They talked as they walked; this verse does not give the words of their conversation.
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:
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.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.
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
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In this verse: “together”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
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In this verse: “conversation”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I give attentive company to those who guide me in devotional service?
Give your full attention during one conversation with someone who helps you in devotional life.
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