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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 25.210

এথা সনাতন গোসাঞি প্রয়াগে আসিয়া ।

মথুরা আইলা সরান রাজপথ দিয়া ॥ ২১০ ॥

ethā sanātana gosāñi prayāge āsiyā

mathurā āilā sarāna rāja-patha diyā

Translation

After reaching Prayāga, Sanātana Gosvāmī, following the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, went to Vṛndāvana along the public road.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Following Guidance Without Fear

  1. 1

    After reaching Prayāga, Sanātana Gosvāmī followed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s order and took the public road to Vṛndāvana.

  2. 2

    Earlier, while traveling from Bengal to Benares, he had avoided the public road because of the political situation.

  3. 3

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu now directed him along the public road leading to Mathurā. This advised him not to fear for his political situation.

Key points from the purport
  • This is especially significant because when Sanātana Gosvāmī went from Bengal to Benares, due to the political situation he did not go along the public road.
  • After meeting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Benares, however, he was ordered to proceed to Vṛndāvana along the public road leading to Mathurā.
  • In other words, he was advised not to fear for his political situation.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

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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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ethāhere (at the other end)
  2. sanātana gosāñiSanātana Gosāñi
  3. prayāge āsiyācoming to Prayāga
  4. mathurā āilāhe reached Vṛndāvana
  5. sarānadirectly
  6. rāja-patha diyāon the government road or public road
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Key ideas in this verse

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”

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

What stands out to you about Sanātana Gosvāmī’s willingness to follow this order?

Practice

Read the verse again and note how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s guidance changed Sanātana Gosvāmī’s route.

Live this todayFollowing Guidance Without FearThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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