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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Antya-līlā · Chapter 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.73

সর্বজ্ঞ মহাপ্রভু নিষেধিলা মোরে ।

প্রভুর চরণ ধরি’ কহেন তাঁহারে ॥ ৭৩ ॥

sarvajña mahāprabhu niṣedhilā more

prabhura caraṇa dhari’ kahena tāṅhāre

Translation

Sanātana Gosvāmī concluded, “Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who knows everything — past, present and future — has forbidden me to commit suicide.” He then fell down, touching the lotus feet of the Lord, and spoke to Him as follows.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Accepting the Lord’s Protection

  1. 1

    Sanātana Gosvāmī recognizes that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu knows everything—past, present and future.

  2. 2

    He understands that the Lord has forbidden him to commit suicide.

  3. 3

    He falls down and touches the Lord’s lotus feet before speaking. His response shows reverence for the Lord’s instruction.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Antya 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The Lord informed Sanātana Gosvāmī about the death of his younger brother Anupama, who had great faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra. One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said to Sanātana Gosvāmī, “Your decision to commit suicide is the result of the mode of ignorance.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sarva-jñawho knows everything
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. niṣedhilāhas forbidden
  4. moreme
  5. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. caraṇathe feet
  7. dhari’touching
  8. kahena tāṅhārebegan to speak to Him
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Sanātana Gosvāmī’s response encourage you to receive the Lord’s guidance?

Practice

Pause today to reflect on Sanātana Gosvāmī accepting the Lord’s instruction to remain alive.

Live this todayAccepting the Lord’s ProtectionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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