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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.184
এথা রঘুনাথ-দাস প্রভাতে উঠিয়া ।
পূর্বমুখ ছাড়ি’ চলে দক্ষিণ-মুখ হঞা ॥ ১৮৪ ॥
ethā raghunātha-dāsa prabhāte uṭhiyā
pūrva-mukha chāḍi’ cale dakṣiṇa-mukha hañā
Raghunātha dāsa, who had been resting at the milkman’s house, got up early in the morning. Instead of going to the east, he turned his face south and proceeded.
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Raghunātha dāsa had been resting at a milkman’s house.
He got up early in the morning to continue his journey.
Instead of going east, he turned south and proceeded.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can I learn from the simple sequence of resting, rising, and continuing?
After a period of rest today, take one small step toward completing an important task.
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