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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.28
সনাতন কহে, — “নীচ-বংশে মোর জন্ম ।
অধর্ম অন্যায় যত, — আমার কুলধর্ম ॥ ২৮ ॥
sanātana kahe, — “nīca-vaṁśe mora janma
adharma anyāya yata, — āmāra kula-dharma
Sanātana Gosvāmī said, “I was born in a low family, for my family commits all kinds of irreligious acts that violate the scriptural injunctions.
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Sanātana Gosvāmī described himself as born in a low family.
He explained that his family committed irreligious acts that violated the scriptural injunctions.
His words expressed a humble view of his own background. In the following verse, he credited the Lord’s mercy for his family’s good fortune.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I acknowledge my shortcomings honestly and humbly?
Privately identify one action of your own that needs correction.
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