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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.3
নীলাচল হৈতে রূপ গৌড়ে যবে গেলা ।
মথুরা হৈতে সনাতন নীলাচল আইলা ॥ ৩ ॥
nīlācala haite rūpa gauḍe yabe gelā
mathurā haite sanātana nīlācala āilā
When Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī returned from Jagannātha Purī to Bengal, Sanātana Gosvāmī went from Mathurā to Jagannātha Purī to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī returned from Jagannātha Purī to Bengal.
Sanātana Gosvāmī went from Mathurā to Jagannātha Purī.
Sanātana Gosvāmī’s purpose was to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī came alone from Mathurā to Jagannātha Purī to see Lord Caitanya. Because of bathing in bad water and not getting enough food every day while traveling on the path through Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand) Forest, he developed a disease that made his body itch.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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What does Sanātana Gosvāmī’s purpose for travelling invite you to reflect on?
Spend one minute reflecting on Sanātana Gosvāmī’s desire to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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