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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.50
‘প্রভু তোমায় বোলায়, আইস, দরবেশ !’
শুনি’ আনন্দে সনাতন করিলা প্রবেশ ॥ ৫০ ॥
‘prabhu tomāya bolāya, āisa, daraveśa!’
śuni’ ānande sanātana karilā praveśa
“O Muslim mendicant, please come in. The Lord is calling you.” Sanātana Gosvāmī was very pleased to hear this order, and he entered Candraśekhara’s house.
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Sanātana Gosvāmī was addressed as a Muslim mendicant and invited to come inside.
He was very pleased to hear that the Lord was calling him.
Upon hearing this order, he entered Candraśekhara’s house.
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:
After giving the jailer seven thousand gold coins, Sanātana Gosvāmī was released. He then crossed the Ganges and fled.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about Sanātana Gosvāmī’s pleasure in being called by the Lord?
Read the invitation aloud once, then pause to reflect on Sanātana Gosvāmī’s joyful response.
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