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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.230
একাদশ জন তাঁরে রাখে নিরন্তর ।
নীলাচলে যাইতে না পায়, দুঃখিত অন্তর ॥ ২৩০ ॥
ekādaśa jana tāṅre rākhe nirantara
nīlācale yāite nā pāya, duḥkhita antara
In this way, eleven people were incessantly keeping Raghunātha dāsa under control. Thus he could not go to Jagannātha Purī, and because of this he was very unhappy.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Eleven people were constantly keeping Raghunātha dāsa under control.
Because of this, he could not go to Jagannātha Purī.
Being unable to go made him very unhappy.
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:
Returning from Rāmakeli, He met Raghunātha dāsa and after giving him instructions sent him back home. Thereafter the Lord returned to Nīlācala and began to make plans to go to Vṛndāvana without a companion.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Raghunātha dāsa’s unhappiness help you understand the importance of his desire to go?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on how painful this restriction was for Raghunātha dāsa.
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