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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 16]
sāta dīna śāntipure prabhu-saṅge rahe rātri-divase ei manaḥ-kathā kahe
SYNONYMS
sāta dīna —for seven days;  śāntipure —at Śāntipura;  prabhu-saṅge —in the association of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  rahe —stayed;  rātri-divase —both day and night;  ei —these;  manaḥ-kathā —words in his mind;  kahe —says.
TRANSLATION
For seven days Raghunātha dāsa associated with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in Śāntipura. During those days and nights, he had the following thoughts.
TEXT 235
‘‘रक्करे हाते मूर्ण के मने छूति । के मने प्रभुर सस्रे नीला चले याव १’ २०० ॥
‘rakṣakera hāte muñi kemane chuṭiba! kemane prabhura saṅge nīlācale yāba?’
SYNONYMS
rakṣakera hāte —from the clutches of the watchmen;  muñi —I;  kemane —how;  chuṭiba —shall get release;  kemane —how;  prabhura saṅge —with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  nīlācale —to Jagannātha Purī;  yāba —I shall go.
TRANSLATION
Raghunātha dāsa thought, “How shall I be able to get free from the hands of the watchmen? How shall I be able to go with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to Nīlācala?”
TEXT 236
‘‘सर्वज्ज गोरास्रप्रभु जानि’ तार मन । শিক্ষা-রূপে কহে তারে আশ্বাস-বচন ॥ ২৩৬ ॥
sarvajña gaurāṅga-prabhu jāni’ tāṅra mana śikṣā-rūpe kahe tāṅre āśvāsa-vacana
SYNONYMS
sarva-jña —omniscient;  gaurāṅga-prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  jāni’ —knowing;  tāṅra —his;  mana —mind;  śikṣā-rūpe —as an instruction;  kahe —says;  tāṅre —unto Raghunātha dāsa;  āśvāsa-vacana —words of assurance.