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Šrū Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā. Ch. 20]
tattvaṁ sanātanāyeśaḥ kṛpavopadideśa saḥ
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇa-svarūpa —of the real identity of Śrī Kṛṣṇa;  mādhurya —of conjugal love;  aiśvarya —of opulence;  bhakti —of devotional service;  rasa —of transcendental mellows;  āśrayam —the shelter;  tattvam —the truth;  sanātanāya —unto Śrī Sanātana;  iśaḥ —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Supreme Lord;  kṛpayā —by His causeless mercy;  upadideśa —instructed;  sah —He.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, personally told Sanātana Gosvāmī about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s real identity. He also told him about the Lord’s conjugal love, His personal opulence and the mellows of devotional service. All these truths were explained to Sanātana Gosvāmī by the Lord Himself out of His causeless mercy.
TEXT 9B
তবে সনাতন প্রভুর চরণে ধরিয়া । দৈত্য বিনতি করে দস্তে ভূণ লঞ্যা ॥ ৯৮ ॥
tabe sanātana prabhura caraṇe dhariyā dainya vinati kare dante tṛṇa lañā
SYNONYMS
tabe —thereafter;  sanātana —Sanātana Gosvāmī;  prabhura —of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  caraṇe —the lotus feet;  dhariyā —catching;  dainya —humility;  vinati —bowing;  kare —does;  dante —in the teeth;  tṛṇa —a straw;  lañā —taking.
TRANSLATION
Putting a straw in his mouth and bowing down, Sanātana Gosvāmī clasped the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and humbly spoke as follows.
TEXT 99
“নীচ জাতি, নীচ-সঙ্গী, পতিত অধম । কুবিষয়-কূপে পড়ি’ গোঙাইনু জনম   ! ৯৯ ॥
“nīca jāti, nīca-saṅgī, patita adhama kuviṣaya-kūpe paḍi’ goṅāinu janama!