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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.189
স্বরূপাদি-সহ গোসাঞি আছেন বসিয়া ।
হেনকালে রঘুনাথ মিলিল আসিয়া ॥ ১৮৯ ॥
svarūpādi-saha gosāñi āchena vasiyā
hena-kāle raghunātha milila āsiyā
When Raghunātha dāsa met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Lord was sitting with His companions, headed by Svarūpa Dāmodara.
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Raghunātha dāsa met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu after reaching Jagannātha Purī.
The Lord was sitting with His companions.
These companions were headed by Svarūpa Dāmodara.
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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