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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.118
মধ্যাহ্নে সমুদ্র-বালু হঞাছে অগ্নি-সম ।
সেইপথে সনাতন করিলা গমন ॥ ১১৮ ॥
madhyāhne samudra-vālu hañāche agni-sama
sei-pathe sanātana karilā gamana
At noon the sand on the beach was as hot as fire, but Sanātana Gosvāmī came by that path.
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At noon, the sand on the beach was as hot as fire.
Sanātana Gosvāmī came to the Lord by that beach path.
The neighbouring verse explains that he was overwhelmed by joy at being called by the Lord.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Sanātana Gosvāmī did not realize that there were burning blisters on his feet because of the heat of the sand. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was pleased to hear about Sanātana Gosvāmī’s great respect for the temple of Lord Śrī Jagannātha.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this difficult journey reveal about Sanātana Gosvāmī’s eagerness?
Read this verse together with the next, noting both the heat of the path and Sanātana Gosvāmī’s joy.
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