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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.90
ভিক্ষা করি’ মহাপ্রভু করিলা শয়ন ।
মিশ্রপুত্র রঘু করে পাদ-সম্বাহন ॥ ৯০ ॥
bhikṣā kari’ mahāprabhu karilā śayana
miśra-putra raghu kare pāda-samvāhana
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took His rest after lunch, the son of Tapana Miśra, named Raghu, used to massage His legs.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took His rest after lunch.
Tapana Miśra had a son named Raghu.
While the Lord rested, Raghu used to massage His legs.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
The mood of Madhya 17 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 taking His bath at the Maṇikarṇikā-ghāṭa at Vārāṇasī, He met Tapana Miśra, who took the Lord to his place and respectfully gave Him a comfortable residence. At Vārāṇasī, Vaidya Candraśekhara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s old friend, also rendered service unto Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you appreciate about Raghu’s quiet, personal service to the Lord?
Do one small, considerate thing today to help someone rest comfortably.
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