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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.42
তবে রঘুনাথ কিছু বিচারিলা মনে ।
নিত্যানন্দ-গোসাঞির পাশ চলিলা আর দিনে ॥ ৪২ ॥
tabe raghunātha kichu vicārilā mane
nityānanda-gosāñira pāśa calilā āra dine
Then Raghunātha dāsa considered something in his mind, and the next day he went to Nityānanda Gosāñi.
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Raghunātha dāsa first considered something within his mind.
The verse does not tell us exactly what he thought.
The next day, he acted by going to Nityānanda Gosāñi.
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:
Then Raghunātha dāsa went to Pānihāṭi, and following the order of Nityānanda Prabhu, he observed a festival ( ciḍā-dadhi-mahotsava ) by distributing chipped rice mixed with yogurt. The day after the festival, Nityānanda Prabhu gave Raghunātha dāsa the blessing that he would very soon attain the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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