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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.15
অস্বাস্থ্যের ছদ্ম করি’ রহে নিজ-ঘরে ।
রাজকার্য ছাড়িলা, না যায় রাজদ্বারে ॥ ১৫ ॥
asvāsthyera chadma kari’ rahe nija-ghare
rāja-kārya chāḍilā, nā yāya rāja-dvāre
On the pretext of bad health, Sanātana Gosvāmī remained home. Thus he gave up government service and did not go to the royal court.
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Sanātana Gosvāmī remained home on the pretext of bad health.
In this way, he gave up government service.
He no longer went to the royal court.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Meeting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in a village called Rāmakeli, two brothers, Rūpa and Sanātana, began to devise means to get out of their government service. They appointed some brāhmaṇas to perform puraścaraṇa ceremonies and chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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What concrete change in Sanātana Gosvāmī’s daily life does this verse describe?
Briefly summarize what Sanātana Gosvāmī stopped doing and where he remained.
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