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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.74
প্রভু কহে, — “এ-দ্রব্য দিনে করিয়ে ভোজন ।
রাত্র্যে তোমার ঘরে প্রসাদ করিমু ভক্ষণ ॥ ৭৪ ॥
prabhu kahe, — “e-dravya dine kariye bhojana
rātrye tomāra ghare prasāda karimu bhakṣaṇa
Lord Nityānanda replied, “Let Me eat all this food here during the day, and I shall eat at your home at night.
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Lord Nityānanda chose to eat the festival food during the day.
He assured Rāghava Paṇḍita that He would eat at his home at night.
His reply made room for both the present festival and Rāghava Paṇḍita’s prepared meal.
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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In this verse: “festival”
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