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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.107

বর্ষার-চারি-মাস রহিলা সব নিজ ভক্তগণে ।

সবা-সঙ্গে প্রভু মিলাইলা সনাতনে ॥ ১০৭ ॥

varṣāra cāri-māsa rahilā saba nija bhakta-gaṇe

sabā-saṅge prabhu milāilā sanātane

Translation

The Lord’s devotees from Bengal stayed at Jagannātha Purī during the four months of the rainy season, and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu introduced Sanātana Gosvāmī to them all.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Brings Devotees Together

  1. 1

    The Lord’s devotees from Bengal stayed at Jagannātha Purī.

  2. 2

    Their stay lasted through the four months of the rainy season.

  3. 3

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu introduced Sanātana Gosvāmī to all of them.

How it feels

Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.

The mood of Antya 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Sanātana Gosvāmī came to Jagannātha Purī, he stayed under the care of Haridāsa Ṭhākura for some time, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very happy to see him. The Lord informed Sanātana Gosvāmī about the death of his younger brother Anupama, who had great faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. varṣāra cāri-māsathe four months of the rainy season
  2. rahilāremained
  3. sabaall
  4. nija bhakta-gaṇethe devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. sabā-saṅgewith all of them
  6. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. milāilāintroduced
  8. sanātaneSanātana
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might a thoughtful introduction help someone feel included among devotees?

Practice

Introduce yourself warmly to a devotee you do not yet know, if an opportunity arises today.

Live this todayThe Lord Brings Devotees TogetherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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