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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.207
“পথে ইঁহ করিয়াছে বহুত লবঙ্ঘন ।
কতদিন কর ইহার ভাল সন্তর্পণ ।।” ২০৭ ॥ ২০৭ ॥
“pathe iṅha kariyāche bahuta laṅghana
kata-dina kara ihāra bhāla santarpaṇa”
“On the way, Raghunātha dāsa has fasted and undergone hardships for many days. Therefore, take good care of him for some days so that he may eat to his satisfaction.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Raghunātha dāsa had fasted and undergone hardships for many days on his journey.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks Govinda to take good care of him for some days.
The Lord specifically wants Raghunātha dāsa to eat to his satisfaction.
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:
Therefore another name for Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī is Svarūpera Raghu, or the Raghunātha of Svarūpa Dāmodara. For five days Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī took prasādam at the temple, but later he would stand at the Siṁha-dvāra gate and eat only whatever he could gather by alms.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.
Whose need for food or care might I be overlooking?
Offer a meal or practical help with food to someone who is tired or facing hardship.
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