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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 4.228Antya 4.230

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.229

‘ভাগবত-সন্দর্ভ’-নাম কৈল গ্রন্থ সার ।

ভাগবত-সিদ্ধান্তের তাহাঁ পাইয়ে পার ॥ ২২৯ ॥

‘bhāgavata-sandarbha’-nāma kaila grantha-sāra

bhāgavata-siddhāntera tāhāṅ pāiye pāra

Translation

In particular, Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī compiled the book named Bhāgavata-sandarbha, or Ṣaṭ-sandarbha, which is the essence of all scriptures. From this book one can obtain a conclusive understanding of devotional service and the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Clear Understanding Through the Ṣaṭ-sandarbha

  1. 1

    Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī compiled the Bhāgavata-sandarbha, also called the Ṣaṭ-sandarbha.

  2. 2

    This book is described as the essence of all scriptures.

  3. 3

    From it, one can obtain a conclusive understanding of devotional service and the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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:

In this way he completely retired and returned to Vṛndāvana to meet Sanātana Gosvāmī. After narrating these incidents, Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī has given a list of the main books of Sanātana Gosvāmī, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Jīva Gosvāmī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bhāgavata-sandarbhathe Bhāgavata-sandarbha, which is also known as the Ṣaṭ-sandarbha
  2. nāmanamed
  3. kailamade
  4. grantha-sārathe essence of all scriptures
  5. bhāgavata-siddhānteraof conclusive information about the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His service
  6. tāhāṅthere
  7. pāiyewe get
  8. pārathe limit
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What would you like to understand more clearly about devotional service?

Practice

Write down one question about devotional service that you would like to clarify through study.

Live this todayClear Understanding Through the Ṣaṭ-sandarbhaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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