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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.203
সেই ঝারিখণ্ডের পানী তুমি খাওয়াইলা ।
সেই পানী-লক্ষ্যে ইঁহার কণ্ডু উপজাইলা ॥ ২০৩ ॥
sei jhārikhaṇḍera pānī tumi khāoyāilā
sei pānī-lakṣye iṅhāra kaṇḍu upajāilā
“My dear Lord, You made Sanātana Gosvāmī drink the water of Jhārikhaṇḍa, and You actually generated the consequent itching sores on his body.
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Haridāsa Ṭhākura tells the Lord that He made Sanātana Gosvāmī drink the water of Jhārikhaṇḍa.
He also attributes the resulting itching sores to the Lord.
Continuing his statement about the Lord’s pastime, Haridāsa includes the appearance of the sores, not only their disappearance.
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:
Because his disease produced wet sores on his body, Sanātana Gosvāmī used to avoid embracing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, but nevertheless the Lord would embrace him by force. This made Sanātana Gosvāmī very unhappy, and therefore he consulted Jagadānanda Paṇḍita about what he should do.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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In this verse: “haridāsa”
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How does this statement broaden Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s description of the Lord’s pastime?
Read the last two verses together and note the two events Haridāsa attributes to the Lord.
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