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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Antya-līlā · Chapter 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
Antya 6.257Antya 6.259

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.258

শুনি’ তাঁর মাতা পিতা দুঃখিত হইল ।

পুত্র-ঠাঞি দ্রব্য-মনুষ্য পাঠাইতে মন কৈল ॥ ২৫৮ ॥

śuni’ tāṅra mātā pitā duḥkhita ha-ila

putra-ṭhāñi dravya-manuṣya pāṭhāite mana kaila

Translation

Hearing the description of Raghunātha dāsa’s behavior in the renounced order, his father and mother were very unhappy. Therefore they decided to send Raghunātha some men with goods for his comfort.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Parents Seek Comfort for Their Renounced Son

  1. 1

    Raghunātha dāsa’s father and mother heard about his behavior in the renounced order.

  2. 2

    The description made them very unhappy. They wanted to provide for his comfort.

  3. 3

    They decided to send some men with goods to help him.

How it feels

Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.

The mood of Antya 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Raghunātha’s father received news of this, he sent some men and money, but Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī refused to accept the money. 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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śuni’hearing
  2. tāṅrahis
  3. mātā pitāfather and mother
  4. duḥkhita ha-ilabecame very unhappy
  5. putra-ṭhāñito their son
  6. dravya-manuṣyaarticles and men
  7. pāṭhāiteto send
  8. mana kailadecided
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might concern for someone’s comfort affect my response to their choice to live simply?

Practice

Today, listen carefully to someone’s needs before offering them material help.

Live this todayParents Seek Comfort for Their Renounced SonThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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