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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 6.45Antya 6.47

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.46

দণ্ডবৎ হঞা সেই পড়িলা কতদূরে ।

সেবক কহে, — ‘রঘুনাথ দণ্ডবৎ করে ।।’ ৪৬ ।। ॥ ৪৬ ॥

daṇḍavat hañā sei paḍilā kata-dūre

sevaka kahe, — ‘raghunātha daṇḍavat kare’

Translation

Raghunātha dāsa offered his obeisances by falling prostrate at a distant place, and the servant of Nityānanda Prabhu pointed out, “There is Raghunātha dāsa, offering You obeisances.”

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Lives touched by mercyRaghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī · step 3, Preparation: Pānihāṭi service
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Offering respect from a distance

  1. 1

    Raghunātha dāsa offered his obeisances from a distant place.

  2. 2

    He fell prostrate, expressing his respect through a full bodily bow.

  3. 3

    Nityānanda Prabhu’s servant pointed him out and announced that he was offering obeisances.

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:

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. In the meantime, however, a Muslim official became envious of Hiraṇya dāsa, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī’s uncle, and induced some big official court minister to have him arrested.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. daṇḍavat hañāfalling flat like a rod
  2. seihe
  3. paḍilā kata-dūrefell down at a distant place
  4. sevaka kahethe servant of Nityānanda Prabhu said
  5. raghunāthaRaghunātha dāsa
  6. daṇḍavat kareis offering obeisances
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “servant”, “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can your outward gestures express sincere respect?

Practice

Offer a respectful bow to Lord Nityānanda today, remembering Raghunātha dāsa’s obeisances.

Live this todayOffering respect from a distanceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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