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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.52
প্রভুস্পর্শে প্রেমাবিষ্ট হইলা সনাতন ।
‘মোরে না ছুঁইহ’ — কহে গদ্গদ-বচন ॥ ৫২ ॥
prabhu-sparśe premāviṣṭa ha-ilā sanātana
‘more nā chuṅiha’ — kahe gadgada-vacana
As soon as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu touched Sanātana Gosvāmī, Sanātana was also overwhelmed with ecstatic love. In a faltering voice, he said, “O my Lord, do not touch me.”
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As soon as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu touched Sanātana Gosvāmī, Sanātana was also overwhelmed with ecstatic love.
Sanātana Gosvāmī spoke to the Lord in a faltering voice.
He said, “O my Lord, do not touch me.”
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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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In this verse: “ecstatic love”
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What moves you about Sanātana Gosvāmī’s words while overwhelmed with ecstatic love?
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