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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 20.44

যত্ন করি’ তেঁহো এক ভোটকম্বল দিল ।

গঙ্গা পার করি’ দিল — গোসাঞি চলিল ॥ ৪৪ ॥

yatna kari’ teṅho eka bhoṭa-kambala dila

gaṅgā pāra kari’ dila — gosāñi calila

Translation

With great care, Śrīkānta gave him a woolen blanket and helped him cross the Ganges. Thus Sanātana Gosvāmī departed again.

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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.

Care expressed through practical help

  1. 1

    Śrīkānta gave Sanātana Gosvāmī a woolen blanket with great care.

  2. 2

    He also helped him cross the Ganges.

  3. 3

    With this help, Sanātana Gosvāmī departed again.

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:

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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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yatna kari’with great care
  2. teṅhohe (Śrīkānta)
  3. ekaone
  4. bhoṭa-kambalawoolen blanket
  5. dilagave
  6. gaṅgā pāra kari’ dilagot him across the river Ganges
  7. gosāñi calilaSanātana Gosvāmī departed
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What practical help could I offer someone continuing a journey?

Practice

Help someone with one travel need today, such as carrying a bag.

Live this todayCare expressed through practical helpThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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