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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.281
কত দিনে রঘুনাথ সিংহদ্বার ছাড়িলা ।
ছত্রে যাই’ মাগিয়া খাইতে আরম্ভ করিলা ॥ ২৮১ ॥
kata dine raghunātha siṁha-dvāra chāḍilā
chatre yāi’ māgiyā khāite ārambha karilā
After some days, Raghunātha dāsa gave up standing near the Siṁha-dvāra gate and instead began eating by begging alms from a booth for free distribution of food.
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After some days, Raghunātha dāsa stopped standing near the Siṁha-dvāra gate.
He instead began begging alms from a booth where food was distributed freely.
The verse records a concrete change in how he obtained his daily food.
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:
For five days Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī took prasādam at the temple, but later he would stand at the Siṁha-dvāra gate and eat only whatever he could gather by alms. Later he lived by taking alms from various chatras, or food distributing centers.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.
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “distribution”, “distributed”, “freely”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do I respond when my ordinary arrangements for receiving food change?
At one meal today, pause to appreciate the provision of food you have received.
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