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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 Madhya 19.28

হেনকালে গেল রাজা উড়িয়া মারিতে ।

সনাতনে কহে, — তুমি চল মোর সাথে ॥ ২৮ ॥

hena-kāle gela rājā uḍiyā mārite

sanātane kahe, — tumi cala mora sāthe

Translation

At this time the Nawab was going to attack the province of Orissa, and he told Sanātana Gosvāmī, “Come along with me.”

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Nawab Calls Sanātana to Accompany Him

  1. 1

    The Nawab was preparing to attack the province of Orissa.

  2. 2

    He told Sanātana Gosvāmī to come along with him.

  3. 3

    The purport records that Hussain Shah attacked Orissa in 1424 Śakābda Era (A.D. 1502). He conquered the feudal princes there.

Key points from the purport
  • Hussain Shah attacked the neighboring province of Orissa in 1424 Śakābda Era (A.D.
  • At that time he conquered the feudal princes there.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.

The mood of Madhya 19 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

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

The Nawab then went off to attack Orissa. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu started for Vṛndāvana through the forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa, Rūpa Gosvāmī left home and sent news to Sanātana that he was leaving with his younger brother (Anupama Mallika) to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. hena-kāleat this time
  2. gelawent
  3. rājāthe King
  4. uḍiyā māriteto attack the Orissa province
  5. sanātane kahehe said to Sanātana Gosvāmī
  6. tumi calayou come
  7. mora sāthealong with me
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I consider the purpose of an undertaking before agreeing to join it?

Practice

Before accepting one invitation today, clarify what you are being asked to take part in.

Live this todayThe Nawab Calls Sanātana to Accompany HimThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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