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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.7
জগন্নাথে গেলে তাঁর দর্শন না পাইমু ।
প্রভুর দর্শন সদা করিতে নারিমু ॥ ৭ ॥
jagannāthe gele tāṅra darśana nā pāimu
prabhura darśana sadā karite nārimu
“When I go to Jagannātha Purī, I shall not be able to see Lord Jagannātha, nor shall I always be able to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Sanātana Gosvāmī anticipated difficulties when he reached Jagannātha Purī.
He thought he would not be able to see Lord Jagannātha.
He also thought he would not always be able 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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