2 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 4
embrace him by force. This made Sanatana Gosvami very unhappy, and therefore
he consulted Jagadananda Pandita about what he should do. Jagadananda ad-
vised him to return to Vrndavana after the cart festival of Jagannatha, but when sn
Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard about this instruction, He chastised Jagadananda
Pandita and reminded him that Sanatana Gosvami was senior to him and also
more learned. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu informed Sanatana Gosvami that because
Sanatana was a pure devotee, the Lord was never inconvenienced by his bodily
condition. Because the Lord was a sannydsi, He did not consider one body better
than another. The Lord also informed him that He was maintaining Sanatana and
the other devotees just like a father. Therefore the moisture oozing from
Sanatana’s itching skin did not affect the Lord at all. After speaking with Sanatana
Gosvami in this way, the Lord again embraced him, and after this embrace,
Sanatana Gosvami became free from the disease. The Lord ordered Sanatana
Gosvami to stay with Him for that year, and the next year, after seeing the Ratha-
yatra festival, he left Purusottama-ksetra and returned to Vrndavana.

After meeting Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Ripa Gosvami also returned to
Bengal, where he remained for one year. Whatever money he owned, he dis-
tributed among his relatives, the brahmanas and the temples. In this way he com-
pletely retired and returned to Vrndavana to meet Sanatana Gosvami.

After narrating these incidents, Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami has given a list of
the main books of Sanatana Gosvami, Srila Ripa Gosvami and Jiva Gosvami.

TEXT 1
garantie yas eter Beata: Aaatsay |
CHEATS ITA CRATE VA FCS AAW dh
vrndavanat punah praptarn
sri-gaurah Sri-sandtanam
deha-patad avan snehat
suddham cakre pariksaya
SYNONYMS

vrndavanat—from Vrndavana; punah—again; praptam—received; sri-gaurah —
Lord Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu; $ri-sanatanam—Sri Sanatana Gosvami; deha-
patat—from giving up his body; avan—protecting; snehat—by affection; sud-
dham—pure; cakre—made; pariksaya—by examination.
