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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 6.262Antya 6.264

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.263

আচার্যো যদুনন্দনঃ সুমধুরঃ শ্রীবাসুদেবপ্রিয়- স্তচ্ছিষ্যো রঘুনাথ ইত্যধিগুণঃ প্রাণাধিকো মাদৃশাম্ ।

শ্রীচৈতন্যকৃপাতিরেকসততস্নিগ্ধঃ স্বরূপানুগো বৈরাগ্যৈকনিধির্নকস্য বিদিতো নীলাচলে তিষ্ঠতাম্ ॥ ২৬৩ ॥

ācāryo yadunandanaḥ su-madhuraḥ śrī-vāsudeva-priyas

tac-chiṣyo raghunātha ity adhiguṇaḥ prāṇādhiko mādṛśām

śrī-caitanya-kṛpātireka-satata-snigdhaḥ svarūpānugo

vairāgyaika-nidhir na kasya vidito nīlācale tiṣṭhatām

Translation

“Raghunātha dāsa is a disciple of Yadunandana Ācārya, who is very gentle and is extremely dear to Vāsudeva Datta, a resident of Kāñcanapallī. Because of Raghunātha dāsa’s transcendental qualities, he is always more dear than life for all of us devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Since he has been favored by the abundant mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he is always pleasing. Vividly providing a superior example for the renounced order, this very dear follower of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī is the ocean of renunciation. Who among the residents of Nīlācala [Jagannātha Purī] does not know him very well?

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Mercy and Qualities Make Raghunātha Dear

  1. 1

    Raghunātha dāsa is a disciple of Yadunandana Ācārya, who is very gentle and extremely dear to Vāsudeva Datta of Kāñcanapallī.

  2. 2

    Raghunātha’s transcendental qualities make him more dear than life to the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Favored by the Lord’s abundant mercy, he is always pleasing.

  3. 3

    A very dear follower of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, he provides a superior example for the renounced order. He is called an ocean of renunciation and is well known among the residents of Nīlācala.

Key points from the purport
  • This verse is from Śrī Caitanya-candrodaya-nāṭaka (10.3) of Kavi-karṇapūra.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

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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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ācāryaḥ yadunandanaḥYadunandana Ācārya
  2. su-madhuraḥvery well behaved
  3. śrī-vāsudeva-priyaḥvery dear to Śrī Vāsudeva Datta Ṭhākura
  4. tat-śiṣyaḥhis disciple
  5. raghunāthaḥRaghunātha dāsa
  6. itithus
  7. adhiguṇaḥso qualified
  8. prāṇa-adhikaḥmore dear than life
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “mercy”, “favored”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which quality praised in Raghunātha dāsa would I like to appreciate more deeply?

Practice

Write down one quality praised in this verse and spend a minute reflecting on why devotees value it.

Live this todayMercy and Qualities Make Raghunātha DearThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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