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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.119
‘প্রভু বোলাঞাছে’, — এই আনন্দিত মনে ।
তপ্ত-বালুকাতে পা পোড়ে, তাহা নাহি জানে ॥ ১১৯ ॥
‘prabhu bolāñāche’, — ei ānandita mane
tapta-vālukāte pā poḍe, tāhā nāhi jāne
Overwhelmed by joy at being called by the Lord, Sanātana Gosvāmī did not feel that his feet were burning in the hot sand.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Sanātana Gosvāmī was overwhelmed by joy because the Lord had called him.
His feet were burning in the hot sand, but he did not feel it.
The verse describes his absorption in joy; the following verse makes clear that his feet were nevertheless blistered.
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 draws my attention most strongly when I engage in devotional service?
Give one minute of undistracted attention to a devotional activity today, remembering Sanātana Gosvāmī’s joyful absorption.
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