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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.18

হরিদাস কহে, — ‘সনাতন করে নমস্কার’ ।

সনাতনে দেখি’ প্রভু হৈলা চমৎকার ॥ ১৮ ॥

haridāsa kahe, — ‘sanātana kare namaskāra’

sanātane dekhi’ prabhu hailā camatkāra

Translation

Haridāsa Ṭhākura said to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “Here is Sanātana Gosvāmī offering his obeisances.” Seeing Sanātana Gosvāmī, the Lord was greatly surprised.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Bringing a Devotee to the Lord’s Attention

  1. 1

    Haridāsa Ṭhākura pointed out Sanātana Gosvāmī to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He introduced Sanātana as one who was offering his obeisances.

  3. 3

    Seeing Sanātana Gosvāmī, the Lord was greatly surprised.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Antya 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Suffering greatly from this itching, he resolved that in the presence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu he would throw himself under the wheel of Jagannātha’s car and in this way commit suicide. 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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. haridāsa kaheHaridāsa said
  2. sanātanaSanātana Gosvāmī
  3. kare namaskārais offering his obeisances
  4. sanātane dekhi’seeing Sanātana Gosvāmī
  5. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. hailā camatkārabecame very surprised
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I help someone feel acknowledged among devotees?

Practice

Take a moment today to acknowledge a fellow devotee respectfully.

Live this todayBringing a Devotee to the Lord’s AttentionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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