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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.181
ঝাঁকরা পর্যন্ত গেল সেই দশ জনে ।
ঝাঁকরাতে পাইল গিয়া বৈষ্ণবের গণে ॥ ১৮১ ॥
jhāṅkarā paryanta gela sei daśa jane
jhāṅkarāte pāila giyā vaiṣṇavera gaṇe
In Jhāṅkarā, the ten men caught up with the group of Vaiṣṇavas going to Nīlācala.
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The ten men caught up with the group of Vaiṣṇavas in Jhāṅkarā.
The Vaiṣṇavas were travelling to Nīlācala.
The men had come to find Raghunātha dāsa and bring him home, as his father had requested.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entrusted Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī. Therefore another name for Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī is Svarūpera Raghu, or the Raghunātha of Svarūpa Dāmodara.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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