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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Antya-līlā · Chapter 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

Antya 4.162 Antya 4.164

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.163

জগদানন্দে পিয়াও আত্মীয়তা-সুধারস ।

মোরে পিয়াও গৌরবস্তুতি-নিম্ব-নিশিন্দা-রস ॥ ১৬৩ ॥

jagadānande piyāo ātmīyatā-sudhā-rasa

more piyāo gaurava-stuti-nimba-niśindā-rasa

Translation

“Sir, You are making Jagadānanda drink the nectar of affectionate relationships, whereas by offering me honorable prayers, You are making me drink the bitter juice of nimba and niśindā.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Affection Is Sweeter Than Honor

1
Sanātana describes the Lord’s dealings with Jagadānanda as making him drink the nectar of affectionate relationships.
2
By contrast, he compares the honorable prayers offered to himself to the bitter juice of nimba and niśindā.
3
For Sanātana, the Lord’s affectionate dealings are sweeter than receiving honor, even when that affection appears as chastisement.

How it feels

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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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.

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Word for word

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jagadānandeunto Jagadānanda Paṇḍita
piyāoYou cause to drink
ātmīyatā-sudhā-rasathe nectar of affectionate relations
moreme
piyāoYou cause to drink
gaurava-stutihonorable prayers
nimba-niśindā-rasathe juice of nimba fruit and niśindā.

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “relationships”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I value genuine affection more than praise and honor?

Practice

Today, thank someone for their caring honesty rather than seeking a compliment.

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