ethā - here; raghunātha-dāsa - Raghunātha dāsa; prabhāte - early in the morning; uṭhiyā - rising; pūrva-mukha - facing the east; chāḍi' - giving up; cale - began to proceed; dakṣiṇa-mukha - facing south; hañā - being.

Raghunātha dāsa, who had been resting at the milkman’s house, got up early in the morning. Instead of going to the east, he turned his face south and proceeded.