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  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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth
Madhya 20.15Madhya 20.17

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.16

গড়দ্বার-পথ ছাড়িলা, নারে তাহাঁ যাইতে ।

রাত্রি-দিন চলি’ আইলা পাতড়া-পর্বতে ॥ ১৬ ॥

gaḍa-dvāra-patha chāḍilā, nāre tāhāṅ yāite

rātri-dina cali’ āilā pātaḍā-parvate

Translation

In this way, Sanātana Gosvāmī was released. However, he was not able to walk along the path of the fortress. Walking day and night, he finally arrived at the hilly tract of land known as Pātaḍā.

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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.

Sanātana Continues Despite a Blocked Path

  1. 1

    Sanātana Gosvāmī was released.

  2. 2

    However, he was not able to walk along the path of the fortress.

  3. 3

    Walking day and night, he finally reached the hilly tract of land called Pātaḍā.

How it feels

Humility and restored identity. A seeker relinquishes status, asks fundamental questions, and receives sambandha knowledge.

The mood of Madhya 20 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

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

After giving the jailer seven thousand gold coins, Sanātana Gosvāmī was released. He then crossed the Ganges and fled.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. gaḍa-dvāra-pathathe path of the fortress
  2. chāḍilāgave up
  3. nārenot able
  4. tāhāṅthere
  5. yāiteto go
  6. rātri-dinanight and day
  7. cali’walking
  8. āilāarrived
  9. pātaḍā-parvatein the hilly tract of land known as Pātaḍā
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do I respond when the route I expected to take is unavailable?

Practice

Choose one small step forward on a task whose usual approach is blocked.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todaySanātana Continues Despite a Blocked PathThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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