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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.152
সহজে নীচ-জাতি মুঞি, দুষ্ট, ‘পাপাশয়’ ।
মোরে তুমি ছুঁইলে মোর অপরাধ হয় ॥ ১৫২ ॥
sahaje nīca-jāti muñi, duṣṭa, ‘pāpāśaya’
more tumi chuṅile mora aparādha haya
“By nature I am lowborn. I am a contaminated reservoir of sinful activities. If You touch me, Sir, that will be a great offense on my part.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Sanātana Gosvāmī described himself as lowborn by nature.
He called himself a contaminated reservoir of sinful activities.
He feared that the Lord’s touching him would be a great offense on his own part. These words express Sanātana’s view of himself.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was pleased to hear about Sanātana Gosvāmī’s great respect for the temple of Lord Śrī Jagannātha. 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.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.
What do Sanātana Gosvāmī’s words reveal about his concern to avoid offending the Lord?
Before one act of service today, pause and form a sincere intention to act respectfully.
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