1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min
Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.64
সনাতন কহে, — ‘কৃষ্ণ আমি নাহি জানি ।
আমার উদ্ধার-হেতু তোমার কৃপা মানি ॥’ ৬৪ ॥
sanātana kahe, — ‘kṛṣṇa āmi nāhi jāni
āmāra uddhāra-hetu tomāra kṛpā māni’
Sanātana replied, “I do not know who Kṛṣṇa is. As far as I am concerned, I have been released from prison only by Your mercy.”
Read this verse on Vedabase.ioThis verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.
Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Sanātana replies that he does not know who Kṛṣṇa is.
He speaks of having been released from prison.
As far as Sanātana is concerned, his release came only through the mercy of the Lord he is addressing.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mercy”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How readily do I acknowledge mercy rather than take credit for relief from difficulty?
Reflect on one difficulty from which you have found relief, and take a moment to express gratitude for mercy.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Madhya 20.64? Get an answer from the verses themselves.