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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.175
উপবাসী দেখি’ গোপ দুগ্ধ আনি’ দিলা ।
সেই দুগ্ধ পান করি’ পড়িয়া রহিলা ॥ ১৭৫ ॥
upavāsī dekhi’ gopa dugdha āni’ dilā
sei dugdha pāna kari’ paḍiyā rahilā
When the milkman saw that Raghunātha dāsa was fasting, he gave him some milk. Raghunātha dāsa drank the milk and lay down to rest there for the night.
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The milkman saw that Raghunātha dāsa was fasting.
He responded by giving Raghunātha dāsa some milk.
Raghunātha dāsa drank the milk and lay down there to rest for the night.
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:
The day after the festival, Nityānanda Prabhu gave Raghunātha dāsa the blessing that he would very soon attain the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Whose need for simple nourishment could you notice today?
Offer someone a drink or a little food, with consideration for what they need.
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