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Sanatana Goswami did not comply with the demands of the Nawab and theNawab was finally forced to arrest Sanatana Goswami and was promptly putbehind bars by the Nawab. Meanwhile Rupa Goswami had made arrangementsfor his own escape by bribing the jailor of his prison. Rupa Goswami said thatmeeting and surrendering to Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was much more important tohim than trying to get his brother out from prison. He wished his brother all luckand immediately left to meet Mahaprabhu. He was certain that with Krishnasmercy Sanatana Goswami would be able to escape prison in a short time. He bidadieu to his brother and went to surrender to the Lord.

Sanatana Goswami had a plan worked out .He approached the jailor of his prisonwho was a devout Muslim. He told the jailor I respect your sentiments as a devoutMuslim. It is customary for devout Muslims to go for a pilgrimage to Mecca andMadina and pray for the well being of all fellow Muslims. I have been unfortunatelycaptured here and I yearn to go to Mecca on a pilgrimage and pray for the wellbeing of all the Muslim brothers. If you allow me to somehow get freed from here Ican fulfill this holy desire of mine. As Sanatana Goswami was explaining to the jailor, he slid about 5000 gold coins into the hands of the jailor as bribe. The jailorwas now in a receptive mode as the weight of 5000 gold coins filled his hands.However the jailor was still not sure as to how this act could be pulled off. He was

dead frightened of the Nawab and was not sure what to do. Sanatana Goswamigave the jailor some ideas based on which he could be out of prison and also the jailor would be saved of the Nawabs reprimand. Sanatana Goswami told the jailorTell the Nawab that I entered the Ganges for having a bath with all the shacklesand chains and possibly because of the weight of the chains and shackles Idrowned in the waters of the Ganges.As Sanatana Goswami was conveying theidea, he slipped another 1000 coins into the hands of the jailor. The jailor was nowentirely convinced and thereafter he allowed Sanatana Goswami to escape from jail. Sanatana Goswami made good of the opportunity along with one of his closeservants Ishan.He went to a place called Patira along with Ishan.

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There was a very beautiful lodge in that place and Sanatana Goswami decided tospend the night in that place. The owner of the lodge always had an astrologeralongside him. As the two saw Ishan and Sanatana Goswami approaching thelodge from a distance, the astrologer immediately exclaimed, The two menapproaching us, have 8 gold coins in their possession. The lodge was actually aden of hoodlums who used to loot the innocent visitors who lodged there. Thelodge owner was the head of the gang and he used to murder the inhabitants ofthe lodge before he did away with their possessions. When Sanatana Goswamiapproached the reception area where the two hooligans waited for their guests,the lodge owner was very sweet to Ishan and Sanatana Goswami and was overtlykind in his interaction with the two. Sanatana Goswami expressed his desire to

cross over the hill behind the lodge next day early morning. The lodge ownerassured Sanatana Goswami that he himself would assist Sanatana Goswami andIshan to cross over the hill and that he himself would serve food to his guests thatnight and the guests should have a peaceful nights sleep before they ventured forthe next days activity. The sweetness of the owners words left SanatanaGoswami to wonder for a while. Sanatana Goswami had already enjoyed theposition of Prime Minister of the state of Bengal. His primary business in thatposition was politics and dealing with third grade antisocial elements. He wasreminded of some of such characters as the lodge owner was continually offeringhim sweet assurances.

Sanatana Goswami was now convinced that too much of nicety is suggestive ofdisruptive intentions. Sanatana enquired from Ishan as to how much money hewas carrying. Ishan had swindled 8 gold coins in the process of all thetransactions that Santana Goswami had during his attempts to escape prison.Ishan still had his heart set on the Gold coins and said that he had about 7 goldcoins with him.He tried to retain that 1 gold coin with him. Sanatana Goswamiasked him to part with all the seven gold coins. He took the Gold coins andhanded it over to the lodge owner. He asked the lodge owner to keep the goldcoins and asked to be shown the way over the hill the next day. The lodge ownerimmediately confided in Sanatana Goswami and said that he had intentions ofkilling Sanatana Goswami that night since his astrologer had already told him thatthe two guests had 8 gold coins. However looking at the ingenuity and purity ofSanatana Goswami, he had a change of heart. The lodge owner now said that hedid not want the gold coins and was ready to help Sanatana Goswami

nevertheless. However Sanatana Goswami requested the lodge owner to keepthe gold coins because he was sure that even if the lodge owner did not acceptthe gold coins, someone else may loot Sanatana Goswami on the way and kill himfor the coins. So it was appropriate for the lodge owner to retain the coins himself.

The next day Santana Goswami and Ishan were guided over the hill by the lodgeowner. After this Sanatana looked at Ishan and enquired Do you still have somemoney left with you?.To which Ishan said that he had 1 gold coin still left with him.Sanatana Goswami asked Ishan to take that 1 gold coin and go back to his homeand lead his own life. Thus Ishan and Sanatana Goswami parted ways. SanatanaGoswami then made his journey to Varanasi where he met up with ChaitanyaMahaprabhu. Chandrasekhar was assisting Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in Varanasi.


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Mahaprabhu instructed Chandrasekhar to check if someone was approaching hiscottage. Mahaprabhu told Chandrasekhar that there must be a person with longbeard and dressed like a Muslim waiting outside. Chandrasekhar saw that therewas indeed such a person waiting outside the cottage. This person was noneother than Sanatana Goswami. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said that he was indeedwaiting for Sanatana Goswami to arrive.Chaitanaya Mahaprabhu, on seeingSanatana Goswami, immediately embraced him. Sanatana Goswami at once fellat the feet of the Supreme Lord and washed his feet with the tears falling downfrom his eyes.

The exchange of loving transactions between the Lord and Sanatana Goswamiwas such that it was beyond description in words. Sanatana Goswami was theninstructed by the Lord on various spiritual subjects. These teachings are popular inthe spiritual circles as Sanatana Shiksha.As the Lord was preparing to givedetailed instructions to Sanatana Goswami, the Lords attention went on the shawladorned by Sanatana Goswami which was a very expensive one, donated byShrikanth, one of Sanatana Goswamis cousins.Sanatana Goswami understoodthat the Lord was not very pleased by the newly looking shawl. SanatanaGoswami immediately left for the banks of the Ganges He found an old beggarwith a tattered shawl there. He at once exchanged his expensive shawl with thebeggar. After this Sanatana Goswami tonsured all the hair on his body and head.He then adorned the ragged shawl and went in the presence of the Lord. TheLord said that Sanatana Goswami had displayed great detachment all through andthis final act of his had absolutely pleased the Lord. Immediately after this the Lordimparted beautiful teachings to Sanatana Goswami. After the instructions, SriChaitanya Mahaprabhu ordered Sanatana Goswami to leave for Vrindavana andestablish temples there. Sanatana Goswami had to resurrect old and dilapidatedtemples and had to enunciate the Lords pastimes and philosophies through hiswritings and in depth knowledge of the Vedic texts. Thereby the Lord left forJagannath Puri.

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