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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.174
পঞ্চদশ-ক্রোশ-পথ চলি’ গেলা একদিনে ।
সন্ধ্যাকালে রহিলা এক গোপের বাথানে ॥ ১৭৪ ॥
pañca-daśa-krośa-patha cali’ gelā eka-dine
sandhyā-kāle rahilā eka gopera bāthāne
He walked about thirty miles in one day, and in the evening he took rest in the cowshed of a milkman.
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Raghunātha dāsa walked about thirty miles in one day.
In the evening, he stopped to rest.
His resting place was a milkman’s cowshed, a simple shelter after his long journey.
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:
For five days Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī took prasādam at the temple, but later he would stand at the Siṁha-dvāra gate and eat only whatever he could gather by alms. Later he lived by taking alms from various chatras, or food distributing centers.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can this account help you appreciate simple rest after effort?
After completing a task today, take a brief, quiet rest without seeking extra comforts.
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