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1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 4.235 Antya 4.237

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.236

এই তিনগুরু, আর রঘুনাথদাস ।

ইঁহা-সবার চরণ বন্দোঁ, যাঁর মুঞি ‘দাস’ ॥ ২৩৬ ॥

ei tina-guru, āra raghunātha-dāsa

iṅhā-sabāra caraṇa vandoṅ, yāṅra muñi ‘dāsa’

Translation

These three — Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Jīva Gosvāmī — are my spiritual masters, and so also is Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī. I therefore offer prayers at their lotus feet, for I am their servant.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Honoring Spiritual Masters as Their Servant

1
The author accepts Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Jīva Gosvāmī as his spiritual masters.
2
He also accepts Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī as his spiritual master, offering prayers at the lotus feet of all four.
3
He identifies himself as their servant. His prayers express this humble relationship.

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

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.

eithese
tina-guruthree spiritual masters
āraalso
raghunātha-dāsaRaghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
iṅhā-sabāraof all of them
caraṇathe lotus feet
vandoṅI worship
yāṅraof whom
muñiI
dāsathe servant

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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: “servant”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humble”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the author's attitude of service deepen your understanding of honoring spiritual masters?

Practice

Read the four spiritual masters’ names slowly, then offer a brief prayer of respect.

Live this todayHonoring Spiritual Masters as Their ServantThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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