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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 20.41

দুইজন মিলি’ তথা ইষ্টগোষ্ঠী কৈল ।

বন্ধন-মোক্ষণ-কথা গোসাঞি সকলি কহিল ॥ ৪১ ॥

dui-jana mili’ tathā iṣṭa-goṣṭhī kaila

bandhana-mokṣaṇa-kathā gosāñi sakali kahila

Translation

When they met, they had many conversations. Sanātana Gosvāmī told him in detail about his arrest and release.

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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.

Sharing Experiences in Conversation

  1. 1

    Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīkānta met and had many conversations.

  2. 2

    Sanātana Gosvāmī spoke about his arrest and release.

  3. 3

    He gave Śrīkānta a detailed account of these events.

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:

Sanātana Gosvāmī thereafter satisfied the superintendent of the jail by sweet solicitations and bribery. After giving the jailer seven thousand gold coins, Sanātana Gosvāmī was released.
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. dui-jana mili’meeting together
  2. tathāthere
  3. iṣṭa-goṣṭhīvarious types of conversation
  4. kailadid
  5. bandhana-mokṣaṇaof the arrest and release
  6. kathāthe story
  7. gosāñiSanātana Gosvāmī
  8. sakalieverything
  9. kahilanarrated
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “conversations”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Who could you speak with openly about a difficult experience?

Practice

Take a few minutes to share a recent experience in detail with someone you trust.

Live this todaySharing Experiences in ConversationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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