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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.133
এত বলি’ প্রভু তাঁরে আলিঙ্গন কৈল ।
তাঁর কণ্ডুরসা প্রভুর শ্রীঅঙ্গে লাগিল ॥ ১৩৩ ॥
eta bali’ prabhu tāṅre āliṅgana kaila
tāṅra kaṇḍu-rasā prabhura śrī-aṅge lāgila
After saying this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced Sanātana Gosvāmī, and the moisture oozing from the itching sores on Sanātana’s body smeared the body of the Lord.
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After praising Sanātana Gosvāmī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraces him.
Moisture from Sanātana’s itching sores smears the Lord’s body.
Sanātana’s bodily condition does not prevent the Lord from embracing him.
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:
Therefore the moisture oozing from Sanātana’s itching skin did not affect the Lord at all. After speaking with Sanātana Gosvāmī in this way, the Lord again embraced him, and after this embrace, Sanātana Gosvāmī became free from the disease.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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In this verse: “embraced”
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What do I notice about the Lord’s affection for Sanātana despite his bodily condition?
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