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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.72
মধ্যাহ্ন করিয়া প্রভু গেলা ভিক্ষা করিবারে ।
সনাতনে লঞা গেলা তপনমিশ্রের ঘরে ॥ ৭২ ॥
madhyāhna kariyā prabhu gelā bhikṣā karibāre
sanātane lañā gelā tapana-miśrera ghare
After bathing at noon, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the house of Tapana Miśra for lunch. He took Sanātana Gosvāmī with Him.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bathed at noon.
After bathing, He went to Tapana Miśra’s house for lunch.
He took Sanātana Gosvāmī with Him.
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:
For his garment, he used an old cloth of Tapana Miśra’s. Later, he exchanged his valuable blanket for a torn quilt.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you include someone in an ordinary activity, as Sanātana Gosvāmī was included here?
Invite someone to join you for a meal today.
His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.
1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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