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4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Antya-līlā · Chapter 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī

Antya 6.306 Antya 6.308

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.307

“শিলা দিয়া গোসাঞি সমর্পিলা ‘গোবর্ধনে’ ।

গুঞ্জামালা দিয়া দিলা ‘রাধিকা-চরণে’ ।।” ৩০৭ ॥ ৩০৭ ॥

“śilā diyā gosāñi samarpilā ‘govardhane’

guñjā-mālā diyā dilā ‘rādhikā-caraṇe’ ”

Translation

“By offering me the govardhana-śilā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has offered me a place near Govardhana Hill, and by offering me the garland of conchshells, He has offered me shelter at the lotus feet of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.”

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Gifts of Nearness and Shelter

1
Raghunātha dāsa understood the govardhana-śilā as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s gift of a place near Govardhana Hill.
2
He understood the garland of conchshells as shelter at the lotus feet of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.
3
He saw both gifts as expressions of the Lord’s intention for him.

How it feels

Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.

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Antya 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

śilā diyāby offering this stone
gosāñiŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
samarpilāoffered
govardhanea place near Govardhana Hill
guñjā-mālā diyāby offering the garland of small conchshells
dilāoffered
rādhikā-caraṇeshelter at the lotus feet of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”
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: “offered”
Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose
The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rādhārāṇī”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about Raghunātha dāsa’s understanding of shelter?

Practice

Write down what each of the two gifts meant to Raghunātha dāsa.

Live this todayGifts of Nearness and ShelterThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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