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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.273
‘রঘু কেনে আমায় নিম়ন্ত্রণ ছাড়ি’ দিল ?’ স্বরূপ কহে, — “মনে কিছু বিচার করিল ॥ ২৭৩ ॥
‘raghu kene āmāya nimantraṇa chāḍi’ dila?’
svarūpa kahe, — “mane kichu vicāra karila
The Lord asked, “Why has Raghunātha dāsa stopped inviting Me?”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord asked why Raghunātha dāsa had stopped inviting Him.
Svarūpa Dāmodara replied that Raghunātha dāsa must have reconsidered something in his mind.
The reply suggests reconsideration but does not specify what Raghunātha dāsa had been thinking.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
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. Thereafter, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī used to eat rejected food that he had collected and washed.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.
How can you leave room for another person’s inward reflection when you do not know their reasons?
If someone changes a plan today, ask a gentle question rather than deciding their motive for them.
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