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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.316
সিংহদ্বারে গাভী-আগে সেই ভাত ডারে ।
সড়া-গন্ধে তৈলঙ্গী-গাই খাইতে না পারে ॥ ৩১৬ ॥
siṁha-dvāre gābhī-āge sei bhāta ḍāre
saḍā-gandhe tailaṅgī-gāi khāite nā pāre
All the decomposed food is thrown before the cows from Tailaṅga at the Siṁha-dvāra gate. Because of its rotten odor, even the cows cannot eat it.
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The decomposed food is thrown before the cows from Tailaṅga at the Siṁha-dvāra gate.
Its rotten odor is so strong that even the cows cannot eat it.
This detail makes clear the condition of the rice that Raghunātha dāsa would collect.
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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What does the cows’ refusal help me understand about the severity of Raghunātha dāsa’s renunciation?
Write one sentence describing the severity shown here, treating it as something to understand rather than a food practice to imitate.
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