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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.11
জগন্নাথ রথযাত্রায় হইবেন বাহির ।
তাঁর রথ-চাকায় ছাড়িমু এই শরীর ॥ ১১ ॥
jagannātha ratha-yātrāya ha-ibena bāhira
tāṅra ratha-cākāya chāḍimu ei śarīra
“During the Ratha-yātrā festival, when Lord Jagannātha comes out of the temple, I shall give up this body under the wheel of His car.
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Sanātana Gosvāmī places his intended action during the Ratha-yātrā festival.
He describes the occasion when Lord Jagannātha comes out of the temple.
He resolves to end his life during the procession. The verse records his intention, not a practice to imitate.
Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Suffering greatly from this itching, he resolved that in the presence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu he would throw himself under the wheel of Jagannātha’s car and in this way commit suicide. 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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In this verse: “festival”, “ratha-yātrā”
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