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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.36
রাত্রে উঠি’ একেলা চলিলা পলাঞা ।
দূর হৈতে পিতা তাঁরে আনিল ধরিয়া ॥ ৩৬ ॥
rātre uṭhi’ ekelā calilā palāñā
dūra haite pitā tāṅre ānila dhariyā
He got up alone one night and left, but his father caught him in a distant place and brought him back.
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Raghunātha dāsa gets up alone one night and leaves home.
His father catches him in a distant place.
His father brings him back, preventing this attempt to leave from succeeding.
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:
Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī had been attempting to come to the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for a long time, and finally he left his home and met the Lord. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had gone to Śāntipura on His way to Vṛndāvana, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī had offered to dedicate his life at the Lord’s lotus feet.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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What does this interrupted attempt reveal about the tension between Raghunātha dāsa’s wish and his father’s wish?
Write one sentence describing Raghunātha dāsa’s intention and another describing his father’s response, without adding motives the text does not state.
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