Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.12
Sanātana Supplies an Account of His Disappearance
“Tell him, ‘I looked for him a long time, but I could not find any trace of him. He jumped in with his shackles, and therefore he was drowned and washed away by the waves.’
What the purport teaches
- Sanātana instructed the jailkeeper to say that he had searched for him a long time.
- The jailkeeper was to report that he could find no trace of Sanātana.
- The proposed explanation was that Sanātana had jumped in with his shackles, drowned, and been washed away by the waves.
Try this today
Read the verse again, noting that it gives words the jailkeeper was to say.
Ask yourself
Can I distinguish the account Sanātana proposed from an event actually reported here?
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.