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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 6.324Antya 6.326

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.325

এইমত মহাপ্রভু নানা লীলা করে ।

রঘুনাথের বৈরাগ্য দেখি’ সন্তোষ অন্তরে ॥ ৩২৫ ॥

ei-mata mahāprabhu nānā līlā kare

raghunāthera vairāgya dekhi’ santoṣa antare

Translation

Thus Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed many pastimes at Jagannātha Purī. Seeing the severe penances performed by Raghunātha dāsa in the renounced order, the Lord was greatly satisfied.

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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.

Raghunātha’s Renunciation Pleases the Lord

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed many pastimes at Jagannātha Purī.

  2. 2

    Raghunātha dāsa performed severe penances in the renounced order.

  3. 3

    Seeing Raghunātha’s penances, the Lord was greatly satisfied.

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. ei-matain this way
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. nānā līlāmany pastimes
  4. kareperforms
  5. raghunātheraof Raghunātha dāsa
  6. vairāgyarenunciation
  7. dekhi’by seeing
  8. santoṣa antaresatisfied within
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the Lord’s satisfaction help you notice about Raghunātha’s renounced life?

Practice

Set aside one optional comfort today and use a quiet moment to reflect on Raghunātha’s dedication.

Live this todayRaghunātha’s Renunciation Pleases the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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