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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.94

Sanātana’s Body Belongs to the Lord

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has accepted your body as His own property. Therefore no one can equal you in good fortune.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 4.94, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has accepted Sanātana Gosvāmī’s body as His own property.
  • Haridāsa Ṭhākura identifies this acceptance as the reason for Sanātana Gosvāmī’s great fortune.
  • He says that no one can equal Sanātana Gosvāmī in this good fortune.

Try this today

Use your hands today for one small act of service to the Lord.

Ask yourself

How does this verse change my view of using the body in the Lord’s service?

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.

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