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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.218
সর্বদিন করেন বৈষ্ণব নাম-সঙ্কীর্তন ।
স্বচ্ছন্দে করেন জগন্নাথ দরশন ॥ ২১৮ ॥
sarva-dina karena vaiṣṇava nāma-saṅkīrtana
svacchande karena jagannātha daraśana
A completely dependent Vaiṣṇava thus chants the holy name of the Lord all day and sees Lord Jagannātha with full freedom.
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A completely dependent Vaiṣṇava chants the holy name of the Lord all day.
He sees Lord Jagannātha with full freedom.
In this setting, simple maintenance of life leaves room for chanting and seeing the Lord.
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
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Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chants”, “holy name”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “dependent”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How could you make more room in your day for chanting the holy name?
Set aside five minutes today to chant the holy name without attending to other tasks.
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