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1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 6.185 Antya 6.187

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.186

ভক্ষণ অপেক্ষা নাহি, সমস্ত দিবস গমন ।

ক্ষুধা নাহি বাধে, চৈতন্যচরণ-প্রাপ্ত্যে মন ॥ ১৮৬ ॥

bhakṣaṇa apekṣā nāhi, samasta divasa gamana

kṣudhā nāhi bādhe, caitanya-caraṇa-prāptye mana

Translation

Not caring about eating, he traveled all day. Hunger was not an impediment, for his mind was concentrated upon obtaining shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Keep the Lord’s shelter as your goal

1
Raghunātha dāsa traveled all day without caring about eating.
2
Hunger did not become an impediment to his journey.
3
His mind was concentrated upon obtaining shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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

Antya 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After twelve days, he arrived in Jagannātha Purī at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entrusted Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

bhakṣaṇa apekṣā nāhidid not care for eating
samasta divasaall day
gamanatraveling
kṣudhāhunger
nāhi bādhedid not become an impediment
caitanya-caraṇathe lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
prāptyeon obtaining
manamind

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What helps you keep your mind on seeking Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s shelter?

Practice

Take a quiet minute today to pray for shelter at Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet.

Live this todayKeep the Lord’s shelter as your goalThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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