Text 65] The Lord Instructs Sanatana Gosvami 33

mined to serve the Lord, the Lord is always prepared to help him (dadami buddhi-
yoga tarh yena mam upayénti te). Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is telling Sanatana
Gosvami how merciful the Lord is. Sandtana Gosvami was a minister in the service
of Nawab Hussain Shah. He was always mixing with people materially inclined,
particularly with Mohammedans, meat-eaters. Although he was in intimate touch
with them, by Krsna’s mercy he came to find such association distasteful.
Therefore he left them. As stated by Srinivasa Acarya: tyaktva tUrnam asesa-man-
dala-pati-srenim sada tucchavat. Krsna enlightened Sandtana Gosvami in such a
way that he was able to give up his exalted post as minister. Thinking his material
position insignificant, Sanatana was prepared to become a mendicant. Ap-
preciating the activities of Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu praised
his action and thanked Krsna for His mercy upon him.

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sanatana kahe, —‘krsna ami nahi jani
dmara uddhara-hetu tomdra krpd mani’

SYNONYMS
sanatana kahe —Sanatana Gosvami said; krspa—Lord Krsna; a4mi—|; nahi jani—
do not know; dmaéra—my; uddhdra-hetu—the cause of release; tomara—Your;
krpa—mercy; mani—| accept.

TRANSLATION

Sanatana replied, ‘| do not know who Krsna is. As far as | am concerned, |
have been released from prison only by Your mercy.”

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‘kemane chutila’ bali prabhu prasna kaila
adyopanta saba katha tenho sundila

SYNONYMS
kemane chutilia—how were you released; bali—saying; prabhu—Sri Caitanya
Mahdaprabhu; prasna kailaé—inquired; ddya-upanta—from beginning to the end;
saba—all; katha—the narration; tehho—he; sundila—described.
