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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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

Antya 4.98 Antya 4.100

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.99

সনাতন কহে, — “তোমা-সম কেবা আছে আন ।

মহাপ্রভুর গণে তুমি — মহাভাগ্যবান্ ! ৯৯ ।। অবতার-কার্য প্রভুর — নাম-প্রচারে ।

সেই নিজ-কার্য প্রভু করেন তোমার দ্বারে ॥ ৯৯ ॥

sanātana kahe, — “tomā-sama kebā āche āna

mahāprabhura gaṇe tumi — mahā-bhāgyavān!

Translation

Sanātana Gosvāmī replied, “O Haridāsa Ṭhākura, who is equal to you? You are one of the associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Therefore you are the most fortunate.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Association with the Lord Is Great Fortune

1
Sanātana Gosvāmī responds to Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s humble words with heartfelt praise.
2
He asks who could be equal to Haridāsa Ṭhākura, recognizing his exceptional position.
3
He calls Haridāsa Ṭhākura most fortunate because he is an associate of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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

Antya 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

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

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Sanātana Gosvāmī which way he had come, Sanātana replied, “Many servitors of Lord Jagannātha come and go on the path by the Siṁha-dvāra gate of the Jagannātha temple. Therefore, I did not go by that path, but instead went by the beach.”

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

sanātana kaheSanātana Gosvāmī said
tomā-samalike you
kebāwho
ācheis there
ānaanother
mahāprabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
gaṇeamong the personal associates
tumiyou
mahā-bhāgyavānthe most fortunate

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “associates”, “associate”
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”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humble”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I recognize association with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as true good fortune?

Practice

Offer one sincere word of appreciation to someone whose devotional service you value.

Live this todayAssociation with the Lord Is Great FortuneThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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