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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.15

Sanātana Withdraws from Government Service

“On the pretext of bad health, Sanātana Gosvāmī remained home. Thus he gave up government service and did not go to the royal court.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 19.15, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Sanātana Gosvāmī remained home on the pretext of bad health.
  • In this way, he gave up government service.
  • He no longer went to the royal court.

Try this today

Briefly summarize what Sanātana Gosvāmī stopped doing and where he remained.

Ask yourself

What concrete change in Sanātana Gosvāmī’s daily life does this verse describe?

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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