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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.53
চিড়া দধি, দুগ্ধ, সন্দেশ, আর চিনি, কলা ।
সব দ্রব্য আনাঞা চৌদিকে ধরিলা ॥ ৫৩ ॥
ciḍā, dadhi, dugdha, sandeśa, āra cini, kalā
saba dravya ānāñā caudike dharilā
Raghunātha dāsa brought chipped rice, yogurt, milk, sweetmeats, sugar, bananas and other eatables and placed them all around.
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Raghunātha dāsa brought chipped rice, yogurt and milk for the festival.
He also brought sweetmeats, sugar, bananas and other eatables.
He placed all the food around, making concrete arrangements to fulfill Lord Nityānanda’s request.
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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In this verse: “festival”
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