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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.272
মাস-দুই যবে রঘুনাথ না করে নিমন্ত্রণ ।
স্বরূপে পুছিলা তবে শচীর নন্দন ॥ ২৭২ ॥
māsa-dui yabe raghunātha nā kare nimantraṇa
svarūpe puchilā tabe śacīra nandana
When Raghunātha dāsa neglected to invite Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for two consecutive months, the Lord, the son of Śacī, questioned Svarūpa Dāmodara.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Raghunātha dāsa did not invite Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for two consecutive months.
The Lord, the son of Śacī, noticed that the invitations had stopped.
He questioned Svarūpa Dāmodara about the change.
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:
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When someone’s regular participation changes, do you seek to understand?
Gently ask after someone whose usual presence or contact you have missed.
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