LC had so much love for Sanatana that when He first met him, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began cleansing Sanātana Gosvāmī's body with His own transcendental hand. This is the love Lord has for His devotees. But the Lord is also so humble. He said, "I am touching you just to purify Myself, because by the force of your devotional service you can purify the whole universe." [Madhya 20.55-56]
Glorification of a Vaisnava (His power to deliver and purify the world) [Madhya 20.55-61]
akṣṇoḥ phalaḿ tvādṛśa-darśanaḿ hi
tanoḥ phalaḿ tvādṛśa-gātra-sańgaḥ
jihvā-phalaḿ tvādṛśa-kīrtanaḿ hi
su-durlabhā bhāgavatā hi loke
'My dear Vaiṣṇava, seeing a person like you is the perfection of one's eyesight, touching your lotus feet is the perfection of the sense of touch, and glorifying your good qualities is the tongue's real activity, for in the material world it is very difficult to find a pure devotee of the Lord.'"
Lord Helps a devotee in unexpected ways [Madhya 20.62]
Staying within everyone's heart, Lord Krishna works very gravely. No one can understand how He is working, but as soon as the Lord understands the sincere activity of a person in devotional service, He helps him in such a way that the devotee cannot understand how things are happening. If the devotee is determined to serve the Lord, the Lord is always prepared to help him
Devotees should not have long hair, moustache, beard [Madhya 20.70]
The words bhadra karāñā are significant in this verse. Due to his long hair, mustache and beard, Sanātana Gosvāmī looked like a daraveśa, or hippie. Since Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not like Sanātana Gosvāmī's hippie features, he immediately asked Candraśekhara to get him shaved clean. If anyone with long hair or a beard wants to join this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement and live with us, he must similarly shave himself clean. The followers of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu consider long hair objectionable.
The System of Madhukari [Madhya 20.81]
The word mādhukarī comes from the word madhukara, which refers to bees collecting honey from flower to flower. A mādhukarī is a saintly person or a mendicant who does not accept a full meal at one house but begs from door to door, taking a little food from each householder's place. In this way he does not overeat or give householders unnecessary trouble. A person in the renounced order may beg but not cook. His begging should not be a burden for the householders. The mādhukarī process is strictly to be followed by a bābājī, that is, one who has attained the paramahaḿsa stage.
Lord takes away all material attachments of His devotees. [Madhya 20.82-91]
LC induced Sanatana Goswami to give up his costly woolen blanket.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then said, "I have already deliberately considered this matter. Since Lord Kṛṣṇa is very merciful, He has nullified your attachment for material things. Why should Kṛṣṇa allow you to maintain a last bit of material attachment? After vanquishing a disease, a good physician does not allow any of the disease to remain.
Inclination for spiritual inquiry is also a great mercy of the Lord [Madhya 20.94-96]
Being pleased with Sanātana Gosvāmī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bestowed His causeless mercy upon him. By the Lord's mercy, Sanātana Gosvāmī received the spiritual strength to inquire from Him.
Formerly, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had asked Rāmānanda Rāya spiritual questions, and by the Lord's causeless mercy, Rāmānanda Rāya could properly reply. Now, by the Lord's mercy, Sanātana Gosvāmī questioned the Lord, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally supplied the truth.
How one can become fallen in this material world?
How should one approach the Lord [Madhya 20.99]
"nīca jāti, nīca-sańgī, patita adhama kuviṣaya-kūpe paḍi' gońāinu janama!
Sanātana Gosvāmī said, "I was born in a low family, and my associates are all low-class men. I myself am fallen and am the lowest of men. Indeed, I have passed my whole life fallen in the well of sinful materialism.
āpanāra hitāhita kichui nā jāni! grāmya-vyavahāre paṇḍita, tāi satya māni
"I do not know what is beneficial for me or what is detrimental. Nonetheless, in ordinary dealings people consider me a learned scholar, and I am also thinking of myself as such.
kṛpā kari' yadi more kariyācha uddhāra āpana-kṛpāte kaha 'kartavya' āmāra
"Out of Your causeless mercy, You have delivered me from the materialistic path. Now, by the same causeless mercy, please tell me what my duty is.
'ke āmi', 'kene āmāya jāre tāpa-traya' ihā nāhi jāni — 'kemane hita haya'
"Who am I? Why do the threefold miseries always give me trouble? If I do not know this, how can I be benefited?
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