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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.233
হাসি’ মহাপ্রভু রঘুনাথেরে কহিল ।
“তোমার উপদেষ্টা করি’ স্বরূপেরে দিল ॥ ২৩৩ ॥
hāsi’ mahāprabhu raghunāthere kahila
“tomāra upadeṣṭā kari’ svarūpere dila
Smiling, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told Raghunātha dāsa, “I have already appointed Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī as your instructor.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu responded to Raghunātha dāsa with a smile.
He said that He had already appointed Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī as Raghunātha dāsa’s instructor.
In answering the request for personal instruction, the Lord pointed to the guidance He had already provided.
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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