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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.136

দুইজন বসি’ কৃষ্ণকথা-গোষ্ঠী কৈলা ।

পণ্ডিতেরে সনাতন দুঃখ নিবেদিলা ॥ ১৩৬ ॥

dui-jana vasi’ kṛṣṇa-kathā-goṣṭhī kailā

paṇḍitere sanātana duḥkha nivedilā

Translation

When Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Sanātana Gosvāmī sat together and began to discuss topics about Kṛṣṇa, Sanātana Gosvāmī submitted to Jagadānanda Paṇḍita the cause of his distress.

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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.

Sharing distress in devotional company

  1. 1

    Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Sanātana Gosvāmī sit together.

  2. 2

    They begin discussing topics about Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    During their conversation, Sanātana submits the cause of his distress to Jagadānanda.

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:

This made Sanātana Gosvāmī very unhappy, and therefore he consulted Jagadānanda Paṇḍita about what he should do. Jagadānanda advised him to return to Vṛndāvana after the car festival of Jagannātha, but when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard about this instruction, He chastised Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and reminded him that Sanātana Gosvāmī was senior to him and also more learned.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dui-jana vasi’both of them sitting
  2. kṛṣṇa-kathātopics of Lord Kṛṣṇa
  3. goṣṭhīdiscussion
  4. kailādid
  5. paṇḍitereunto Jagadānanda Paṇḍita
  6. sanātanaSanātana Gosvāmī
  7. duḥkha nivedilāsubmitted his unhappiness
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “discuss”, “conversation”, “discussing”

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I speak honestly about a difficulty with someone who shares my interest in Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Share one thought about Kṛṣṇa from today’s reading with a fellow reader or devotee.

Live this todaySharing distress in devotional companyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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