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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.229
পঞ্চ পাইক তাঁরে রাখে রাত্রি-দিনে ।
চারি সেবক, দুই ব্রাহ্মণ রহে তাঁর সনে ॥ ২২৯ ॥
pañca pāika tāṅre rākhe rātri-dine
cāri sevaka, dui brāhmaṇa rahe tāṅra sane
His father even had five watchmen guard him day and night. Four personal servants were employed to look after his comfort, and two brāhmaṇas were employed to cook for him.
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Raghunātha dāsa’s father had five watchmen guard him day and night.
Four personal servants were employed to look after his comfort.
Two brāhmaṇas were employed to cook for him.
Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu crossed the border of Orissa state, and He arrived at Pānihāṭi by boat. Thereafter He visited the house of Rāghava Paṇḍita, and from there He went to Kumārahaṭṭa and eventually to Kuliyā, where He excused many offenders.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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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: “servants”
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What do you notice about the combination of constant guarding and care for Raghunātha dāsa’s comfort?
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