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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.12

মহাপ্রভুর আগে, আর দেখি’ জগন্নাথ ।

রথে দেহ ছাড়িমু, — এই পরম-পুরুষার্থ ।।’ ১২ ।। ॥ ১২ ॥

mahāprabhura āge, āra dekhi’ jagannātha

rathe deha chāḍimu, — ei parama-puruṣārtha’

Translation

“After seeing Lord Jagannātha, I shall give up my body under the wheel of the car in the presence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. This will be the highest benediction of my life.”

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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.

His longing to see the Lord

  1. 1

    Sanātana Gosvāmī wishes to see Lord Jagannātha before giving up his body.

  2. 2

    He also wishes Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to be present.

  3. 3

    He calls this the highest benediction of his life. This expresses his own assessment of his resolution, not an instruction to harm oneself.

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:

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. mahāprabhura āgein front of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. āraand
  3. dekhi’ jagannāthaafter seeing Lord Jagannātha
  4. ratheunder the car
  5. deha chāḍimuI shall give up this body
  6. eithis
  7. parama-puruṣa-arthathe highest benediction of life
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do his words reveal about his longing to see Lord Jagannātha and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Write a brief reflection focused on his desire to see the Lord, rather than on his intended bodily harm.

Live this todayHis longing to see the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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