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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.34
তবে পার হঞা গোসাঞি পুছিলা ঈশানে ।
“জানি, — শেষ দ্রব্য কিছু আছে তোমা স্থানে ॥” ৩৪ ॥
tabe pāra hañā gosāñi puchilā īśāne
“jāni, — śeṣa dravya kichu āche tomā sthāne”
After crossing the hills, Sanātana Gosvāmī told his servant, “Īśāna, I think you still have some balance left from the gold coins.”
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After crossing the hills, Sanātana Gosvāmī spoke to his servant, Īśāna.
Sanātana Gosvāmī thought that Īśāna still had some gold coins left.
He brought up the remaining coins directly with Īśāna.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
One of his servants, Īśāna, followed him, carrying eight gold coins. Sanātana Gosvāmī and his servant then spent the night in a small hotel on the way to Benares.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
Learn the words of the verse.
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: “servant”
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Is there something about your possessions that you need to clarify?
Check how much remains of one sum of money you have been using.
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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