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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.148
অপরাধ-ভয়ে তেঁহ মিলিতে না আইল ।
মহাপ্রভু মিলিবারে সেই ঠাঞি গেল ॥ ১৪৮ ॥
aparādha-bhaye teṅha milite nā āila
mahāprabhu milibāre sei ṭhāñi gela
Out of fear of committing offenses, Sanātana Gosvāmī did not come forward to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The Lord, however, went forward to meet him.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Sanātana Gosvāmī did not come forward because he feared committing offenses.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went forward to meet him instead.
Sanātana’s hesitation did not prevent the Lord from approaching him.
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:
Therefore, I did not go by that path, but instead went by the beach.” Sanātana Gosvāmī did not realize that there were burning blisters on his feet because of the heat of the sand.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the Lord’s willingness to approach Sanātana Gosvāmī speak to your own fear of being unfit for service?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the Lord approaching Sanātana Gosvāmī despite his hesitation.
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