Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.10
A painful hope for relief
“Therefore if I sacrifice this body in a good place, my unhappiness will be mitigated and I shall attain an exalted destination.
What the purport teaches
- Sanātana Gosvāmī thinks that giving up his body in a good place will relieve his unhappiness.
- He also believes that doing so will bring him an exalted destination.
- These words describe his personal reasoning in distress, rather than an instruction for the reader to follow.
Try this today
Write one sentence identifying the relief he seeks, keeping his hope distinct from his proposed action.
Ask yourself
What unhappiness and hope can I recognize in Sanātana Gosvāmī’s words?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.