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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.80
“সনাতন, তুমি যাবৎ কাশীতে রহিবা ।
তাবৎ আমার ঘরে ভিক্ষা যে করিবা ॥” ৮০ ॥
“sanātana, tumi yāvat kāśīte rahibā
tāvat āmāra ghare bhikṣā ye karibā”
The brāhmaṇa said, “My dear Sanātana, as long as you remain at Kāśī, please accept lunch at my place.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The brāhmaṇa addressed Sanātana warmly as “My dear Sanātana.”
He asked Sanātana to accept lunch at his home.
The invitation extended for as long as Sanātana remained at Kāśī.
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:
One of his servants, Īśāna, followed him, carrying eight gold coins. Sanātana Gosvāmī and his servant then spent the night in a small hotel on the way to Benares.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.
What can I learn from an invitation that considers someone’s whole stay?
If someone is visiting, offer a specific time when they can join you for lunch.
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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