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  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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth
Madhya 20.4Madhya 20.6

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.5

“তুমি এক জিন্দাপীর মহাভাগ্যবান্‌ ।

কেতাব-কোরাণ-শাস্ত্রে আছে তোমার জ্ঞান ॥ ৫ ॥

“tumi eka jindā-pīra mahā-bhāgyavān

ketāba-korāṇa-śāstre āche tomāra jñāna

Translation

Sanātana Gosvāmī told the Muslim jailkeeper, “Dear sir, you are a saintly person and are very fortunate. You have full knowledge of the revealed scriptures such as the Koran and similar books.

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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.

Sanātana Gosvāmī Addresses the Jailkeeper Respectfully

  1. 1

    Sanātana Gosvāmī addressed the Muslim jailkeeper as “Dear sir.”

  2. 2

    He called the jailkeeper a saintly and very fortunate person.

  3. 3

    He told the jailkeeper that he had full knowledge of revealed scriptures such as the Koran and similar books.

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:

When Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī was imprisoned by Nawab Hussain Shah, he received news from Rūpa Gosvāmī that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had gone to Mathurā. Sanātana Gosvāmī thereafter satisfied the superintendent of the jail by sweet solicitations and bribery.
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. tumiyou
  2. eka jindā-pīraa living saint
  3. mahā-bhāgyavānvery fortunate
  4. ketābabooks
  5. korāṇathe Koran
  6. śāstrein the scripture
  7. āchethere is
  8. tomārayour
  9. jñānaknowledge
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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: “saintly”

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

What do you notice about the respectful way Sanātana Gosvāmī began speaking?

Practice

Begin one conversation today with a courteous form of address.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todaySanātana Gosvāmī Addresses the Jailkeeper RespectfullyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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