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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Antya-līlā · Chapter 9: The Deliverance of Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka
Antya 8.103Antya 9.2

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.1

অগণ্যধন্যচৈতন্যগণানাং প্রেমবন্যয়া ।

নিন্যেঽধন্যজনস্বান্তমরুঃ শশ্বদনূপতাম্ ॥ ১ ॥

agaṇya-dhanya-caitanya-

gaṇānāṁ prema-vanyayā

ninye ’dhanya-jana-svānta-

maruḥ śaśvad anūpatām

Translation

The innumerable, glorious followers of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu brought a constant flood to the desertlike hearts of the unfortunate with an inundation of ecstatic love.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Ecstatic Love Floods Desertlike Hearts

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s followers are described as innumerable and glorious.

  2. 2

    They brought a constant flood of ecstatic love to the hearts of the unfortunate.

  3. 3

    The image of a desert being flooded shows how deeply this love refreshed dry hearts.

How it feels

Fear turned to relief. A threatened execution ends in rescue and restored possibility.

The mood of Antya 9 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 9: The Deliverance of Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka

Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:

The ninth chapter is summarized as follows. Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka, the son of Bhavānanda Rāya, was engaged in the service of the government, but he misappropriated some funds from the treasury. Therefore the baḍa-jānā, the eldest son of King Pratāparudra, ordered that he be punished by death. Thus Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka was raised on the cāṅga to be killed, but by the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu he was delivered. Moreover, he was even promoted to a higher post.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. agaṇyainnumerable
  2. dhanyaglorious
  3. caitanya-gaṇānāmof the associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. prema-vanyayāby the inundation of ecstatic love
  5. ninyewas brought
  6. adhanya-janaof unfortunate persons
  7. svānta-maruḥthe desert of the heart
  8. śaśvatalways
  9. anūpatāmto the state of being filled with water
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “followers”

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “ecstatic love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the image of a desertlike heart receiving love mean to you?

Practice

Read the verse slowly today, pausing to picture ecstatic love flooding a dry heart.

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