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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.259
চারিশত মুদ্রা, দুই ভৃত্য, এক ব্রাহ্মণ ।
শিবানন্দের ঠাঞি পাঠাইল ততক্ষণ ॥ ২৫৯ ॥
cāri-śata mudrā, dui bhṛtya, eka brāhmaṇa
śivānandera ṭhāñi pāṭhāila tata-kṣaṇa
Raghunātha dāsa’s father immediately sent four hundred coins, two servants and one brāhmaṇa to Śivānanda Sena.
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Raghunātha dāsa’s father acted immediately to provide support for his son.
He sent four hundred coins, two servants and one brāhmaṇa.
He sent them to Śivānanda Sena as part of the arrangements for Raghunātha’s comfort.
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:
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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Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servants”
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