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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.208
রঘুনাথে কহে — “যাঞা, কর সিন্ধুস্নান ।
জগন্নাথ দেখি’ আসি’ করহ ভোজন ।।” ২০৮ ।। ॥ ২০৮ ॥
raghunāthe kahe — “yāñā, kara sindhu-snāna
jagannātha dekhi’ āsi’ karaha bhojana”
Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told Raghunātha dāsa, “Go bathe in the sea. Then see Lord Jagannātha in the temple and return here to take your meal.”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu tells Raghunātha dāsa to bathe in the sea.
He then directs him to see Lord Jagannātha in the temple.
Afterward, Raghunātha dāsa is to return and take his meal. The Lord gives him a clear sequence to follow.
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:
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. Later he lived by taking alms from various chatras, or food distributing centers.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 do I notice about the Lord’s attention to both the temple visit and the meal?
Write the three instructions in order, noticing each part of the Lord’s personal care.
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