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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.293
এইমত তিনবৎসর শিলা-মালা ধরিলা ।
তুষ্ট হঞা শিলা-মালা রঘুনাথে দিলা ॥ ২৯৩ ॥
ei-mata tina-vatsara śilā-mālā dharilā
tuṣṭa hañā śilā-mālā raghunāthe dilā
For three years He kept the stone and garland. Then, greatly satisfied by the behavior of Raghunātha dāsa, the Lord delivered both of them to him.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu kept the stone and garland for three years.
He became greatly satisfied with the behavior of Raghunātha dāsa.
The Lord then gave both treasured items to Raghunātha dāsa.
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
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