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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
Antya 6.168Antya 6.170

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.169

তুমি সুখে ঘরে যাহ — মোরে আজ্ঞা হয় ।” এই ছলে আজ্ঞা মাগি’ করিলা নিশ্চয় ॥ ১৬৯ ॥

tumi sukhe ghare yāha — more ājñā haya”

ei chale ājñā māgi’ karilā niścaya

Translation

“You may go home without anxiety. Following your order, I shall persuade the brāhmaṇa.” On this plea, after asking permission, Raghunātha dāsa decided to go away.

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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.

Reassurance, Permission, and a Decision to Leave

  1. 1

    Raghunātha dāsa told his spiritual master that he could go home without anxiety.

  2. 2

    He said that, following his spiritual master’s order, he would persuade the brāhmaṇa.

  3. 3

    The translation describes this assurance as a plea: after asking permission, Raghunātha dāsa decided to go away.

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:

Then Raghunātha dāsa went to Pānihāṭi, and following the order of Nityānanda Prabhu, he observed a festival ( ciḍā-dadhi-mahotsava ) by distributing chipped rice mixed with yogurt. The day after the festival, Nityānanda Prabhu gave Raghunātha dāsa the blessing that he would very soon attain the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tumiyou
  2. sukhein happiness
  3. ghare yāhago to your place
  4. moreto me
  5. ājñāorder
  6. hayais
  7. ei chaleon this plea
  8. ājñā māgi’asking permission
  9. karilā niścayadecided
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do I show consideration for others when I ask permission to leave?

Practice

Before leaving a shared task today, ask permission and clearly communicate your next step.

Live this todayReassurance, Permission, and a Decision to LeaveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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