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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.143
যে-কার্যে আইলা, প্রভুর দেখিলা চরণ ।
রথে জগন্নাথ দেখি’ করহ গমন ।।” ১৪৩ ।। ॥ ১৪৩ ॥
ye-kārye āilā, prabhura dekhilā caraṇa
rathe jagannātha dekhi’ karaha gamana”
“Your purpose in coming has been fulfilled, for you have seen the lotus feet of the Lord. Therefore, after seeing Lord Jagannātha on the Ratha-yātrā car, you can leave.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Jagadānanda Paṇḍita says that Sanātana Gosvāmī’s purpose in coming has been fulfilled.
Seeing the lotus feet of the Lord is the fulfillment he identifies.
He advises Sanātana Gosvāmī to see Lord Jagannātha on the Ratha-yātrā car before leaving.
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:
The Lord ordered Sanātana Gosvāmī to stay with Him for that year, and the next year, after seeing the Ratha-yātrā festival, he left Puruṣottama-kṣetra and returned to Vṛndāvana. After meeting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī also returned to Bengal, where he remained for one year.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “ratha-yātrā”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I recognize the value of an opportunity to see the Lord?
Pause today to appreciate one opportunity you have had to see the Lord’s form.
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