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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.182
সনাতনে কহিলা, — তুমি যাহ’ বৃন্দাবন ।
তোমার দুই ভাই তথা করিয়াছে গমন ॥ ১৮২ ॥
sanātane kahilā, — tumi yāha’ vṛndāvana
tomāra dui bhāi tathā kariyāche gamana
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advised Sanātana Gosvāmī to proceed toward Vṛndāvana, and He informed him that his two brothers had already gone there.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advised Sanātana Gosvāmī to proceed toward Vṛndāvana.
He informed Sanātana Gosvāmī that his two brothers had already gone there.
In the next verse, the Lord gave him the responsibility of sheltering and maintaining devotees who came there.
Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.
The mood of Madhya 25 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:
Before returning to His headquarters at Jagannātha Purī, the Lord advised Sanātana Gosvāmī to go to Vṛndāvana. The Lord then departed for Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “sheltering”
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How does the service awaiting Sanātana Gosvāmī help you understand the Lord’s direction?
Note Sanātana Gosvāmī’s destination and the service the Lord asked him to perform there.
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