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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.17
প্রভু দেখি’ দুঁহে পড়ে দণ্ডবৎ হঞা ।
প্রভু আলিঙ্গিলা হরিদাসেরে উঠাঞা ॥ ১৭ ॥
prabhu dekhi’ duṅhe paḍe daṇḍavat hañā
prabhu āliṅgilā haridāsere uṭhāñā
Seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, both Haridāsa Ṭhākura and Sanātana Gosvāmī immediately fell flat like rods to offer obeisances. The Lord then lifted Haridāsa and embraced him.
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Seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Haridāsa Ṭhākura and Sanātana Gosvāmī immediately offered obeisances.
Both fell flat like rods, expressing their respect for the Lord.
The Lord lifted Haridāsa Ṭhākura and embraced him, responding with affection.
Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.
The mood of Antya 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Sanātana Gosvāmī came to Jagannātha Purī, he stayed under the care of Haridāsa Ṭhākura for some time, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very happy to see him. The Lord informed Sanātana Gosvāmī about the death of his younger brother Anupama, who had great faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “embraced”
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “haridāsa”
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I express sincere reverence for the Lord today?
Offer one deliberate obeisance to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, pausing to express your respect.
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