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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.55
শ্রীহস্তে করেন তাঁর অঙ্গ সম্মার্জন ।
তেঁহো কহে, — ‘মোরে, প্রভু, না কর স্পর্শন’ ॥ ৫৫ ॥
śrī-haste karena tāṅra aṅga sammārjana
teṅho kahe, — ‘more, prabhu, nā kara sparśana’
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began cleansing Sanātana Gosvāmī’s body with His own transcendental hand, Sanātana Gosvāmī said, “O my Lord, please do not touch me.”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began cleansing Sanātana Gosvāmī’s body.
He did this with His own transcendental hand.
Sanātana Gosvāmī responded, “O my Lord, please do not touch me.”
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:
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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Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “cleansing”
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What stands out to you in the contrast between the Lord’s care and Sanātana Gosvāmī’s request?
Read this verse slowly once, giving attention to the Lord’s personal act of cleansing.
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