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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.23
প্রভু লঞা বসিলা পিণ্ডার উপরে ভক্তগণ ।
পিণ্ডার তলে বসিলা হরিদাস সনাতন ॥ ২৩ ॥
prabhu lañā vasilā piṇḍāra upare bhakta-gaṇa
piṇḍāra tale vasilā haridāsa sanātana
The Lord and His devotees sat on a raised platform, and below that sat Haridāsa Ṭhākura and Sanātana Gosvāmī.
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The Lord and His devotees sat together on a raised platform.
Haridāsa Ṭhākura and Sanātana Gosvāmī sat below that platform.
Their lower seating place fits the respectful conduct shown in the surrounding verses.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Sanātana Gosvāmī came to Jagannātha Purī, he stayed under the care of Haridāsa Ṭhākura for some time, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very happy to see him. The Lord informed Sanātana Gosvāmī about the death of his younger brother Anupama, who had great faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra.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”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I be content in devotional company without seeking a prominent place?
In one gathering today, let someone else take the more prominent seat.
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