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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.190
অঙ্গনেতে দূরে রহি’ করেন প্রণিপাত ।
মুকুন্দ-দত্ত কহে, — ‘এই আইল রঘুনাথ’ ॥ ১৯০ ॥
aṅganete dūre rahi’ karena praṇipāta
mukunda-datta kahe, — ‘ei āila raghunātha’
Staying at a distant place in the courtyard, he fell down to offer obeisances. Then Mukunda Datta said, “Here is Raghunātha.”
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Raghunātha dāsa stayed at a distant place in the courtyard.
He fell down to offer obeisances, approaching the Lord with respect.
Mukunda Datta announced his presence by saying, “Here is Raghunātha.”
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can Raghunātha dāsa’s respectful approach shape your own approach to the Lord?
Offer a respectful bow to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu today.
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