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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.57
প্রভু কহে — সনাতনের হঞাছে মোচন ।
অচিরাৎ আমা-সহ হইবে মিলন ॥ ৫৭ ॥
prabhu kahe, — sanātanera hañāche mocana
acirāt āmā-saha ha-ibe milana
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately replied, “Sanātana has already been released from his confinement, and he will very soon meet with Me.”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately replied with news of Sanātana.
Sanātana had already been released from his confinement.
The Lord said that Sanātana would very soon meet with Him.
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:
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. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī finally reached Prayāga and met with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for ten successive days.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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What reassurance do you hear in the Lord’s words about Sanātana?
Read the Lord’s reply slowly today, noting both Sanātana’s release and the promised meeting.
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