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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.43
গোসাঞি কহে, — “একক্ষণ ইহা না রহিব ।
গঙ্গা পার করি’ দেহ’, এক্ষণে চলিব ॥” ৪৩ ॥
gosāñi kahe, — ‘eka-kṣaṇa ihā nā rahiba
gaṅgā pāra kari’ deha’ e-kṣaṇe caliba”
Sanātana Gosvāmī replied, “I shall not stay here even for a moment. Please help me cross the Ganges. I shall leave immediately.”
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Sanātana Gosvāmī replied that he would not stay even for a moment.
He asked for help crossing the Ganges.
He made clear that he wished to leave immediately.
Humility and restored identity. A seeker relinquishes status, asks fundamental questions, and receives sambandha knowledge.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He then crossed the Ganges and fled. One of his servants, Īśāna, followed him, carrying eight gold coins.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
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