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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.253
রাত্রি-দিন করে তেঁহো নাম-সঙ্কীর্তন ।
ক্ষণমাত্র নাহি ছাড়ে প্রভুর চরণ ॥ ২৫৩ ॥
rātri-dina kare teṅho nāma-saṅkīrtana
kṣaṇa-mātra nāhi chāḍe prabhura caraṇa
“He chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra all day and night. He never gives up the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, not even for a moment.
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Raghunātha dāsa chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra all day and night.
He never gives up the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, even for a moment.
His devotional life joins constant chanting with steady dependence on the Lord’s shelter.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”, “dependence”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I make more room for chanting while remembering Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s shelter?
Set aside five quiet minutes to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and remember Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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