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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 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 6.309Antya 6.311

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.310

সাড়ে সাত প্রহর যায় কীর্তন-স্মরণে ।

আহার-নিদ্রা চারি দণ্ড সেহ নহে কোন দিনে ॥ ৩১০ ॥

sāḍe sāta prahara yāya kīrtana-smaraṇe

āhāra-nidrā cāri daṇḍa seha nahe kona dine

Translation

Raghunātha dāsa spent more than twenty-two hours out of every twenty-four chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and remembering the lotus feet of the Lord. He ate and slept for less than an hour and a half, and on some days that also was impossible.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

A Life Filled with Chanting and Remembrance

  1. 1

    Raghunātha dāsa spent more than twenty-two hours each day chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and remembering the Lord’s lotus feet.

  2. 2

    He ate and slept for less than an hour and a half.

  3. 3

    On some days, even that time for eating and sleeping was impossible. This describes the extraordinary extent of his absorption.

How it feels

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

The mood of Antya 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

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

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
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sāḍe sāta prahara7.5 praharas (one prahara equals three hours)
  2. yāyais spent
  3. kīrtana-smaraṇein chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and remembering the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa
  4. āhāra-nidrāeating and sleeping
  5. cāri daṇḍafour daṇḍas (one daṇḍa equals twenty-four minutes)
  6. sehathat
  7. naheis not
  8. kona dinesome days
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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: “lotus feet”

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chanting”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Where could you make a little more room for chanting and remembering the Lord?

Practice

Set aside five undistracted minutes today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and remember the Lord’s lotus feet.

Live this todayA Life Filled with Chanting and RemembranceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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