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  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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī
Antya 4.19Antya 4.21

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.20

“মোরে না ছুঁইহ, প্রভু, পড়োঁ তোমার পায় ।

একে নীচজাতি অধম, আর কণ্ডুরসা গায় ।।” ২০ ॥ ২০ ॥

“more nā chuṅiha, prabhu, paḍoṅ tomāra pāya

eke nīca-jāti adhama, āra kaṇḍu-rasā gāya”

Translation

“My Lord, please do not touch me. I fall at Your lotus feet. I am the lowest of men, having been born of a low caste. Besides that, I have infections on my body.”

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Sanātana Humbly Appeals to the Lord

  1. 1

    Sanātana asked the Lord not to touch him and offered himself at the Lord’s lotus feet.

  2. 2

    He described himself as the lowest of men, having been born of a low caste. These are Sanātana’s own humble words about himself.

  3. 3

    He also mentioned the infections on his body as a reason for asking the Lord not to touch him.

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:

The Lord informed Sanātana Gosvāmī about the death of his younger brother Anupama, who had great faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra. One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said to Sanātana Gosvāmī, “Your decision to commit suicide is the result of the mode of ignorance.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. moreme
  2. nā chuṅihaplease do not touch
  3. prabhumy Lord
  4. paḍoṅI fall down
  5. tomāra pāyaat Your feet
  6. ekeon one side
  7. nīca-jātiof a low caste
  8. adhamathe lowest of mankind
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Dainya & humility · Making room for grace

    The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lowest”, “humble”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

  • 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

How can I speak honestly and humbly before the Lord?

Practice

Offer a short prayer expressing one concern honestly, without claiming any special worthiness.

Live this todaySanātana Humbly Appeals to the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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