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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.153
তাহাতে আমার অঙ্গে কণ্ডু-রসা-রক্ত চলে ।
তোমার অঙ্গে লাগে, তবু স্পর্শহ তুমি বলে ॥ ১৫৩ ॥
tāhāte āmāra aṅge kaṇḍu-rasā-rakta cale
tomāra aṅge lāge, tabu sparśaha tumi bale
“Moreover, blood is running from infected itching sores on my body, smearing Your body with moisture, but still You touch me by force.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Sanātana Gosvāmī explained that blood was running from infected itching sores on his body.
He was distressed that moisture from those sores was smearing the Lord’s body.
Despite this condition and Sanātana’s reluctance, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued to touch him by force.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Sanātana Gosvāmī’s concern about the Lord’s body show about his attentiveness?
Take one simple step to keep your body and clothing clean before serving today.
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