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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 4.145

এত বলি’ দুঁহে নিজ-কার্যে উঠি’ গেলা ।

আর দিন মহাপ্রভু মিলিবারে আইলা ॥ ১৪৫ ॥

eta bali’ duṅhe nija-kārye uṭhi’ gelā

āra dina mahāprabhu milibāre āilā

Translation

After talking in this way, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Jagadānanda Paṇḍita returned to their respective duties. The next day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to see Haridāsa and Sanātana Gosvāmī.

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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.

Returning to Duties After Devotional Discussion

  1. 1

    After their conversation, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Jagadānanda Paṇḍita return to their respective duties.

  2. 2

    Their discussion is followed by attention to the work each has to do.

  3. 3

    The next day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visits Haridāsa and Sanātana Gosvāmī.

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:

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. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu informed Sanātana Gosvāmī that because Sanātana was a pure devotee, the Lord was never inconvenienced by his bodily condition.
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. eta bali’talking like this
  2. duṅheboth Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Sanātana Gosvāmī
  3. nija-kāryeto their respective duties
  4. uṭhi’getting up
  5. gelāwent
  6. āra dinathe next day
  7. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. milibāre āilācame to meet
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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: “conversation”, “discussion”

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “haridāsa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

After a helpful devotional discussion, do I return attentively to my duties?

Practice

After your study today, complete one duty you have been putting off.

Live this todayReturning to Duties After Devotional DiscussionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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