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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.42
তেঁহো কহে, — “দিন-দুই রহ এইস্থানে ।
ভদ্র হও, ছাড়’ এই মলিন বসনে ॥” ৪২ ॥
teṅho kahe, — “dina-dui raha ei-sthāne
bhadra hao, chāḍa’ ei malina vasane”
Śrīkānta then told Sanātana Gosvāmī, “Stay here for at least two days and dress up like a gentleman. Abandon these dirty garments.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrīkānta asked Sanātana Gosvāmī to stay for at least two days.
He encouraged Sanātana Gosvāmī to dress like a gentleman.
He asked him to abandon his dirty garments.
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:
Caitanya Mahāprabhu called him in and ordered him to change his dress so that he would look like a gentleman. For his garment, he used an old cloth of Tapana Miśra’s.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I show care for someone who needs rest or clean clothing?
Offer someone a small practical comfort, such as a place to rest.
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