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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.252
স্বরূপের স্থানে তারে করিয়াছেন সমর্পণ ।
প্রভুর ভক্তগণের তেঁহো হয় প্রাণসম ॥ ২৫২ ॥
svarūpera sthāne tāre kariyāchena samarpaṇa
prabhura bhakta-gaṇera teṅho haya prāṇa-sama
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has placed him under the charge of Svarūpa Dāmodara. Raghunātha dāsa has become just like the life of all the Lord’s devotees.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has placed Raghunātha dāsa under the charge of Svarūpa Dāmodara.
Raghunātha dāsa’s life with the Lord includes the care of Svarūpa Dāmodara.
He has become just like the life of all the Lord’s devotees, showing how deeply they cherish 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:
This renounced life greatly pleased both Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took by force some of the same food, thus blessing Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī for his renunciation.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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