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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 20.32Madhya 20.34

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.33

তবে ভূঞা গোসাঞির সঙ্গে চারি পাইক দিল ।

রাত্র্যে রাত্র্যে বনপথে পর্বত পার কৈল ॥ ৩৩ ॥

tabe bhūñā gosāñira saṅge cāri pāika dila

rātrye rātrye vana-pathe parvata pāra kaila

Translation

After this settlement was made, the landlord gave Sanātana Gosvāmī four watchmen to accompany him. They went through the forest path for the whole night and thus brought him over the hilly tract of land.

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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.

Safe Passage with Companions

  1. 1

    After the settlement, the landlord provided four watchmen to accompany Sanātana Gosvāmī.

  2. 2

    They traveled along the forest path for the whole night.

  3. 3

    The watchmen brought him over the hilly tract of land.

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:

Thus the owner helped them cross the hilly tract and proceed toward Vārāṇasī. On the way, Sanātana Gosvāmī met his brother-in-law, Śrīkānta, at Hājipura, and Śrīkānta helped him after he had heard about all Sanātana’s troubles.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tabethereupon
  2. bhūñāthe landlord
  3. gosāñira saṅgewith Sanātana Gosvāmī
  4. cāri pāikafour watchmen
  5. dilagave
  6. rātrye rātryeduring the whole night
  7. vana-patheon the jungle path
  8. parvatathe hilly tract of land
  9. pāra kailatook him across
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I willing to accept practical support when a journey is difficult?

Practice

For one difficult task today, ask someone for a specific form of support.

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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.

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