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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.257
এত শুনি’ সেই মনুষ্য গোবর্ধন-স্থানে ।
কহিল গিয়া সব রঘুনাথ-বিবরণে ॥ ২৫৭ ॥
eta śuni’ sei manuṣya govardhana-sthāne
kahila giyā saba raghunātha-vivaraṇe
After hearing this, the messenger returned to Govardhana Majumadāra and informed him all about Raghunātha dāsa.
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The messenger hears the account of Raghunātha dāsa’s life.
He then returns to Govardhana Majumadāra, Raghunātha dāsa’s father.
He informs Govardhana Majumadāra all about Raghunātha dāsa, passing on the news he has received.
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.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “govardhana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When I pass on news about someone, do I stay faithful to what I have heard?
Summarize this account of Raghunātha dāsa in two sentences, using only details given in these verses.
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