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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.251
শিবানন্দ কহে, — “তেঁহো হয় প্রভুর স্থানে ।
পরম বিখ্যাত তেঁহো, কেবা নাহি জানে ॥ ২৫১ ॥
śivānanda kahe, — “teṅho haya prabhura sthāne
parama vikhyāta teṅho, kebā nāhi jāne
Śivānanda Sena replied, “Yes, sir. Raghunātha dāsa is with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and is a very famous man. Who does not know him?
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śivānanda Sena confirms that he knows Raghunātha dāsa.
He reports that Raghunātha dāsa is with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Raghunātha dāsa is very well known; Śivānanda Sena emphasizes this by asking, “Who does not know him?”
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:
Understanding that Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was living by begging from the chatras, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu presented him with His own guñjā-mālā and a stone from Govardhana Hill. Thereafter, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī used to eat rejected food that he had collected and washed.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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What do I appreciate about people devoted to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Write one sentence appreciating Raghunātha dāsa’s association with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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