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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.6
নির্বেদ হইল পথে, করেন বিচার ।
‘নীচ-জাতি, দেহ মোর — অত্যন্ত অসার ॥ ৬ ॥
nirveda ha-ila pathe, karena vicāra
‘nīca-jāti, deha mora — atyanta asāra
In disappointment, Sanātana Gosvāmī considered, “I am of a low caste, and my body is useless for devotional service.
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In disappointment, Sanātana Gosvāmī reflected on his condition.
He considered himself to be of a low caste.
He thought his body was useless for devotional service. These words express his distressed assessment of himself.
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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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: “service”
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