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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 9.109Antya 9.111

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.110

কাহাঁ চাঙ্গে চড়াঞা লয় ধন-প্রাণ ! কাহাঁ সব ছাড়ি’ সেই রাজ্যাদি-প্রদান ! ১১০ ।। ॥ ১১০ ॥

kāhāṅ cāṅge caḍāñā laya dhana-prāṇa!

kāhāṅ saba chāḍi’ sei rājyādi-pradāna!

Translation

Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka was lifted onto the cāṅga to be killed, and all his money was taken away, but instead his debts were excused, and he was appointed collector in the same place.

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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.

From Mortal Danger to Restored Service

  1. 1

    Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka had been lifted onto the cāṅga to be killed.

  2. 2

    All his money had been taken away, yet his debts were instead excused.

  3. 3

    He was appointed collector in the same place, marking a striking reversal of his circumstances.

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. kāhāṅon one hand
  2. cāṅgeon the cāṅga
  3. caḍāñāraising
  4. layatakes
  5. dhanawealth
  6. prāṇalife
  7. kāhāṅon the other hand
  8. sabaall
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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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this reversal help me appreciate about the mercy described in this account?

Practice

Write down the three changes in his situation: from danger to safety, from debt to pardon, and from loss to restored responsibility.

Live this todayFrom Mortal Danger to Restored ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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