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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.36
এইমত বারবার কহি দুইজন ।
আমা-দুঁহার গৌরবে কিছু ফিরি’ গেল মন ॥ ৩৬ ॥
ei-mata bāra-bāra kahi dui-jana
āmā-duṅhāra gaurave kichu phiri’ gela mana
“In this way we spoke to him again and again, and because of this persuasion and his respect for us, his mind turned somewhat toward our instructions.
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The brothers spoke to Vallabha again and again about their invitation.
Their persuasion and his respect for them influenced his response.
His mind turned somewhat toward their instructions. The word “somewhat” shows that his acceptance was not yet complete.
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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