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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.82
মাতার আজ্ঞায় আমি বসি নীলাচলে ।
তাহাঁ ‘ধর্ম’ শিখাইতে নাহি নিজ-বলে ॥ ৮২ ॥
mātāra ājñāya āmi vasi nīlācale
tāhāṅ ‘dharma’ śikhāite nāhi nija-bale
“By the order of My mother I am sitting here in Jagannātha Purī; therefore, I cannot go to Mathurā-Vṛndāvana to teach people how to live there according to religious principles.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained in Jagannātha Purī by His mother’s order.
Because He was staying there, He could not go to Mathurā-Vṛndāvana to teach people how to live according to religious principles.
In this context, He wanted Sanātana Gosvāmī to carry out that work. His remaining in Purī did not mean that the work in Mathurā-Vṛndāvana would be neglected.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might I support devotional service that I cannot personally carry out?
Offer one small, practical form of help to someone engaged in devotional service.
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