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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.183
প্রভু হাসি’ কহে, — “শুন, হরিদাস, সনাতন ।
তত্ত্বতঃ কহি তোমা-বিষয়ে যৈছে মোর মন ॥ ১৮৩ ॥
prabhu hāsi’ kahe, — “śuna, haridāsa, sanātana
tattvataḥ kahi tomā-viṣaye yaiche mora mana
Lord Caitanya smiled and said, “Listen, Haridāsa and Sanātana. Now I am speaking the truth about how My mind is attached to you.
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Lord Caitanya smiles as He addresses Haridāsa and Sanātana.
He asks them to listen to the truth about His attachment to them.
His words introduce a personal explanation of His affection, beyond the earlier discussion of duty.
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:
After speaking with Sanātana Gosvāmī in this way, the Lord again embraced him, and after this embrace, Sanātana Gosvāmī became free from the disease. The Lord ordered Sanātana Gosvāmī to stay with Him for that year, and the next year, after seeing the Ratha-yātrā festival, he left Puruṣottama-kṣetra and returned to Vṛndāvana.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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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”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “discussion”
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What stands out to me about the warmth with which Lord Caitanya speaks?
Read the Lord’s invitation to listen slowly, pausing to notice His smile and affection.
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