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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.104

এত বলি’ মিশ্রে নমস্করি’ রাজা ঘরে গেলা ।

গোপীনাথে ‘বড় জানায়’ ডাকিয়া আনিলা ॥ ১০৪ ॥

eta bali’ miśre namaskari’ rājā ghare gelā

gopīnāthe ‘baḍa jānāya’ ḍākiyā ānilā

Translation

After offering obeisances to Kāśī Miśra, the King returned to his palace and called for both Gopīnātha and the eldest prince.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Respect Followed by Practical Action

  1. 1

    The King offered obeisances to Kāśī Miśra before leaving.

  2. 2

    He then returned to his palace.

  3. 3

    There he called for both Gopīnātha and the eldest prince, bringing both into the next step of addressing the matter.

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. eta bali’saying this
  2. miśre namaskari’after offering obeisances to Kāśī Miśra
  3. rājāthe King
  4. ghare gelāreturned to his palace
  5. gopīnātheGopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka
  6. baḍa jānāyathe eldest prince
  7. ḍākiyā ānilācalled forth
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gopīnātha”

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When addressing a disagreement, do I make room to speak with both people involved?

Practice

If you are helping with a disagreement today, invite both people to explain their part respectfully.

Live this todayRespect Followed by Practical ActionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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