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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.144
সনাতন কহে, — “ভাল কৈলা উপদেশ ।
তাহাঁ যাব, সেই মোর ‘প্রভুদত্ত দেশ’ ।।” ১৪৪ ।। ॥ ১৪৪ ॥
sanātana kahe, — “bhāla kailā upadeśa
tāhāṅ yāba, sei mora ‘prabhu-datta deśa’ ”
Sanātana Gosvāmī replied, “You have given me very good advice. I shall certainly go there, for that is the place the Lord has given me for my residence.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Sanātana Gosvāmī accepts the advice because Vṛndāvana is his prabhu-datta deśa, the residence given by the Lord. The Lord sent him and Rūpa Gosvāmī there to excavate and renovate holy places and establish the cult of bhakti.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s devotional movement teaches devotees to spread bhakti throughout the world, not simply remain in one place. Devotees should accept places assigned for this service as their prabhu-datta deśa.
The spiritual master represents Lord Kṛṣṇa, so carrying out the spiritual master’s orders means carrying out the orders of Kṛṣṇa or Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness as directed by the spiritual master satisfies Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Sanātana Gosvāmī which way he had come, Sanātana replied, “Many servitors of Lord Jagannātha come and go on the path by the Siṁha-dvāra gate of the Jagannātha temple. Therefore, I did not go by that path, but instead went by the beach.”Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I view my place of residence as a place for service rather than only personal comfort?
Identify one small way to support the sharing of Kṛṣṇa consciousness where you live, in keeping with the guidance you have received.
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