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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.209

এত বলি’ প্রভু মধ্যাহ্ন করিতে উঠিলা ।

রঘুনাথ-দাস সব ভক্তেরে মিলিলা ॥ ২০৯ ॥

eta bali’ prabhu madhyāhna karite uṭhilā

raghunātha-dāsa saba bhaktere mililā

Translation

After saying this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu got up and went to perform His midday duties, and Raghunātha met all the devotees present.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Daily Duties and Meeting the Devotees

  1. 1

    After speaking to Raghunātha dāsa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gets up.

  2. 2

    The Lord goes to perform His midday duties.

  3. 3

    Raghunātha meets all the devotees present.

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

Further reading

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

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. eta bali’after saying this
  2. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. madhyāhna karitefor performing His midday duties
  4. uṭhilāgot up
  5. raghunātha-dāsaRaghunātha dāsa
  6. sabaall
  7. bhakteredevotees
  8. mililāmet
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make time for both my daily duties and meeting devotees?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today to greet or speak with a devotee.

Live this todayDaily Duties and Meeting the DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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