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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.149
সনাতন ভাগি’ পাছে করেন গমন ।
বলাৎকারে ধরি, প্রভু কৈলা আলিঙ্গন ॥ ১৪৯ ॥
sanātana bhāgi’ pāche karena gamana
balātkāre dhari, prabhu kailā āliṅgana
Sanātana Gosvāmī backed away, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu caught him by force and embraced him.
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Sanātana Gosvāmī backed away from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The Lord caught him by force and embraced him.
In the surrounding verses, Sanātana fears giving offense, while the Lord actively draws him close.
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:
Because his disease produced wet sores on his body, Sanātana Gosvāmī used to avoid embracing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, but nevertheless the Lord would embrace him by force. This made Sanātana Gosvāmī very unhappy, and therefore he consulted Jagadānanda Paṇḍita about what he should do.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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In this verse: “embraced”
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What contrast do you notice between Sanātana Gosvāmī’s withdrawal and the Lord’s embrace?
Read the verse slowly once, noticing both Sanātana Gosvāmī’s hesitation and the Lord’s eagerness to embrace him.
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