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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.268
রঘুনাথ-দাস অঙ্গীকার না করিল ।
দ্রব্য লঞা দুইজন তাহাঁই রহিল ॥ ২৬৮ ॥
raghunātha-dāsa aṅgīkāra nā karila
dravya lañā dui-jana tāhāṅi rahila
Raghunātha dāsa did not accept the money and men sent by his father. Therefore the brāhmaṇa and one of the servants stayed there with the money.
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Raghunātha dāsa did not accept the money sent by his father.
He also did not accept the men sent to assist him.
The brāhmaṇa and one servant therefore stayed in Jagannātha Purī with the money.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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”, “servant”
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How do you decide whether offered support is something you should accept?
Before accepting one optional offer today, pause to consider whether you need it.
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