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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.232
জীব-গোসাঞি গৌড় হৈতে মথুরা চলিলা ।
নিত্যানন্দপ্রভু-ঠাঞি আজ্ঞা মাগিলা ॥ ২৩২ ॥
jīva-gosāñi gauḍa haite mathurā calilā
nityānanda-prabhu-ṭhāñi ājñā māgilā
When Jīva Gosvāmī wanted to go to Mathurā from Bengal, he requested permission from Śrīla Nityānanda Prabhu.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Jīva Gosvāmī wanted to travel from Bengal to Mathurā.
Before going, he requested permission from Śrīla Nityānanda Prabhu.
He brought his intended journey before Nityānanda Prabhu rather than simply setting out on his own.
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:
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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How willing are you to seek guidance before taking a new step in devotional service?
Before beginning a new devotional undertaking, ask someone guiding your study or service for advice.
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