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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.38
সনাতন-সঙ্গে করিহ বন দরশন ।
সনাতনের সঙ্গ না ছাড়িবা একক্ষণ ॥ ৩৮ ॥
sanātana-saṅge kariha vana daraśana
sanātanera saṅga nā chāḍibā eka-kṣaṇa
“Visit all twelve forests of Vṛndāvana in the company of Sanātana Gosvāmī. Do not leave his association for even a moment.
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Jagadānanda Paṇḍita was instructed to visit all twelve forests of Vṛndāvana.
He was to make these visits in the company of Sanātana Gosvāmī.
The Lord emphasized this association by telling him not to leave Sanātana Gosvāmī even for a moment.
Concern and affectionate restraint. Devotees seek to care for the Lord while He maintains His renounced practice.
The mood of Antya 13 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
With the permission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita went to Vṛndāvana, where he discussed many devotional subjects with Sanātana Gosvāmī. There was also a discussion about Mukunda Sarasvatī’s garment.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “association”, “company of”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I value devotional association as much as visiting sacred places?
Contact a trusted devotional guide or companion to arrange one shared devotional activity.
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