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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.21
বলাৎকারে প্রভু তাঁরে আলিঙ্গন কৈল ।
কণ্ডুক্লেদ মহাপ্রভুর শ্রীঅঙ্গে লাগিল ॥ ২১ ॥
balātkāre prabhu tāṅre āliṅgana kaila
kaṇḍu-kleda mahāprabhura śrī-aṅge lāgila
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, however, embraced Sanātana Gosvāmī by force. Thus the moisture oozing from the itching sores touched the transcendental body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Despite Sanātana Gosvāmī’s request, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced him by force.
Moisture from Sanātana’s itching sores touched the Lord’s transcendental body.
Sanātana’s bodily infections did not prevent the Lord from embracing him.
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: “embraced”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the Lord’s embrace shape my understanding of His affection for Sanātana?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the Lord’s affection for Sanātana despite his bodily condition.
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