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  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 4.138Antya 4.140

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.139

অপরাধ হয় মোর, নাহিক নিস্তার ।

জগন্নাথেহ না দেখিয়ে, — এ দুঃখ অপার ॥ ১৩৯ ॥

aparādha haya mora, nāhika nistāra

jagannātheha nā dekhiye, — e duḥkha apāra

Translation

“In this way I am committing offenses at His lotus feet, and from these offenses I shall certainly not be delivered. At the same time, I cannot see Lord Jagannātha. This is my great unhappiness.

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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 voices his great unhappiness

  1. 1

    Sanātana regards the smearing of the Lord’s body as his own offenses at the Lord’s lotus feet.

  2. 2

    He fears that he will certainly not be delivered from these offenses.

  3. 3

    He also cannot see Lord Jagannātha. Together, these concerns cause him great unhappiness.

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:

One cannot get love of God simply by committing suicide. You have already dedicated your life and body to My service; therefore your body does not belong to you, nor do you have any right to commit suicide.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. aparādhaoffense
  2. hayais
  3. moramine
  4. nāhika nistārathere is no deliverance
  5. jagannāthehaalso Lord Jagannātha
  6. nā dekhiyeI cannot see
  7. ethis
  8. duḥkha apāragreat unhappiness
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “delivered”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

  • 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

What does Sanātana’s unhappiness reveal about how deeply he values his relationship with the Lord?

Practice

Pause over Sanātana’s words and name the two concerns he shares, without dismissing his distress.

Live this todaySanātana voices his great unhappinessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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