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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.3

তবে সনাতন প্রভুর চরণে ধরিয়া ।

পুনরপি কহে কিছু বিনয় করিয়া ॥ ৩ ॥

tabe sanātana prabhura caraṇe dhariyā

punarapi kahe kichu vinaya kariyā

Translation

Thereafter, Sanātana Gosvāmī clasped the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and humbly submitted the following petition.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Approach with a Humble Petition

  1. 1

    Sanātana Gosvāmī clasped the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He approached Him humbly.

  3. 3

    In this humble manner, he submitted his petition.

How it feels

Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.

The mood of Madhya 24 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The following summary of this chapter is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. According to Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī’s request, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the well-known Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam verse beginning ātmārāmāś ca munayaḥ.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 24
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tabethereafter
  2. sanātanaSanātana Gosvāmī
  3. prabhura caraṇe dhariyācatching the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. punarapiagain
  5. kahesays
  6. kichusomething
  7. vinaya kariyāwith great humility
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

  • Dainya & humility · Making room for grace

    The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “humble”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How could humility shape the way you ask for guidance?

Practice

Before asking someone for guidance today, pause and frame your request humbly.

Live this todayApproach with a Humble PetitionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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