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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
Madhya 25.212Madhya 25.214

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.213

সুবুদ্ধি-রায় বহু স্নেহ করে সনাতনে ।

ব্যবহার-স্নেহ সনাতন নাহি মানে ॥ ২১৩ ॥

subuddhi-rāya bahu sneha kare sanātane

vyavahāra-sneha sanātana nāhi māne

Translation

Subuddhi Rāya and Sanātana Gosvāmī had known each other before accepting the renounced order. Therefore Subuddhi Rāya showed much affection to Sanātana Gosvāmī, but Sanātana Gosvāmī hesitated to accept his sentiments and affections.

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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.

Affection and Hesitation in Renounced Life

  1. 1

    Subuddhi Rāya and Sanātana Gosvāmī had known each other before accepting the renounced order.

  2. 2

    Because of their earlier acquaintance, Subuddhi Rāya showed much affection to Sanātana Gosvāmī.

  3. 3

    Sanātana Gosvāmī hesitated to accept these sentiments and affections. The verse does not explain his hesitation further.

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:

Kavirāja Gosvāmī then describes something about Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Subuddhi Rāya. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī through the great forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand) in central India.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. subuddhi-rāyaSubuddhi Rāya
  2. bahumuch
  3. snehaaffection
  4. karedoes
  5. sanātaneunto Sanātana Gosvāmī
  6. vyavahāra-snehalove and affection because of a previous relationship
  7. sanātanaSanātana Gosvāmī
  8. nāhi mānewas hesitant to accept
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the different responses of these two old acquaintances?

Practice

Read the verse slowly, noticing both Subuddhi Rāya’s affection and Sanātana Gosvāmī’s hesitation without assuming an unstated motive.

Live this todayAffection and Hesitation in Renounced LifeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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