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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.93

সনাতনে কহে হরিদাস করি’ আলিঙ্গন ।

“তোমার ভাগ্যের সীমা না যায় কথন ॥ ৯৩ ॥

sanātane kahe haridāsa kari’ āliṅgana

“tomāra bhāgyera sīmā nā yāya kathana

Translation

“My dear Sanātana,” Haridāsa Ṭhākura said, embracing him, “no one can find the limits of your good fortune.

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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.

Rejoicing in Another Devotee’s Good Fortune

  1. 1

    Haridāsa Ṭhākura embraces Sanātana Gosvāmī after the Lord leaves.

  2. 2

    He affectionately addresses him as “My dear Sanātana.”

  3. 3

    He declares that no one can find the limits of Sanātana Gosvāmī’s good fortune.

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:

After having thus spoken, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left, and Haridāsa Ṭhākura and Sanātana Gosvāmī had many talks about this subject. One day Sanātana Gosvāmī was summoned by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who wanted him to come to Yameśvara-ṭoṭā.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sanātaneunto Sanātana Gosvāmī
  2. kahesaid
  3. haridāsaHaridāsa Ṭhākura
  4. kari’ āliṅganaembracing
  5. tomārayour
  6. bhāgyeraof fortune
  7. sīmālimitation
  8. nā yāya kathanacannot be described
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “haridāsa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I sincerely rejoice in another devotee’s good fortune?

Practice

Express sincere appreciation to someone for a devotional opportunity they have received.

Live this todayRejoicing in Another Devotee’s Good FortuneThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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