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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
Antya 4.119Antya 4.121

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.120

দুই পায়ে ফোস্কা হৈল, তবু গেলা প্রভুস্থানে ।

ভিক্ষা করি’ মহাপ্রভু করিয়াছেন বিশ্রামে ॥ ১২০ ॥

dui pāye phoskā haila, tabu gelā prabhu-sthāne

bhikṣā kari’ mahāprabhu kariyāchena viśrāme

Translation

Although the soles of his feet were blistered because of the heat, he nevertheless went to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. There he found that the Lord, having taken His lunch, was resting.

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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.

Sanātana Reaches the Lord Despite Blisters

  1. 1

    The heat had blistered the soles of Sanātana Gosvāmī’s feet.

  2. 2

    Nevertheless, he went to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  3. 3

    When he arrived, the Lord had finished lunch and was resting.

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:

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dui pāyeon the two soles
  2. phoskā hailathere were blisters
  3. tabustill
  4. gelācame
  5. prabhu-sthāneto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. bhikṣā kari’after finishing lunch
  7. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. kariyāchena viśrāmewas taking rest
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this verse deepen my appreciation of Sanātana Gosvāmī’s eagerness to reach the Lord?

Practice

Write one sentence about Sanātana Gosvāmī’s determination, keeping the actual injury to his feet in view.

Live this todaySanātana Reaches the Lord Despite BlistersThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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