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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.91
মহোৎসব শুনি’ পসারি নানা-গ্রাম হৈতে ।
চিড়া, দধি, সন্দেশ, কলা আনিল বেচিতে ॥ ৯১ ॥
mahotsava śuni’ pasāri nānā-grāma haite
ciḍā, dadhi, sandeśa, kalā ānila vecite
When the shopkeepers of many other villages heard about the festival, they arrived there to sell chipped rice, yogurt, sweetmeats and bananas.
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Shopkeepers from many other villages heard about the festival.
They came there to sell chipped rice, yogurt, sweetmeats and bananas.
Their arrival brought more food to the gathering, which Raghunātha dāsa then purchased.
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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