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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 9.110 Antya 9.112

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.111

কাহাঁ সর্বস্ব বেচি’ লয়, দেয়া না যায় কৌড়ি ! কাহাঁ দ্বিগুণ বর্তন, পরায় নেতধড়ি ! ১১১ ।। ॥ ১১১ ॥

kāhāṅ sarvasva veci’ laya, deyā nā yāya kauḍi!

kāhāṅ dviguṇa vartana, parāya neta-dhaḍi!

Translation

On one hand Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka was unable to clear his debt even by selling all his possessions, but on the other his salary was doubled, and he was honored with the silken wrapper.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

From Unpayable Debt to Unexpected Honor

1
Even selling all his possessions could not have cleared Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka’s debt.
2
Yet his salary was doubled rather than his hardship being increased.
3
He was also honored with a silken wrapper, contrasting sharply with his earlier helpless condition.

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

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.

kāhāṅon one hand
sarvasvaall possessions
veci’selling
layatakes
deyā nā yāyacannot be paid
kauḍithe debt
kāhāṅon the other hand
dviguṇa vartanatwice the salary
parāyaputs on
neta-dhaḍithe silken cover

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

How does the contrast between helplessness and unexpected honor deepen my appreciation of this account?

Practice

Make two short lists from this verse: his earlier difficulties and the benefits he later received.

Live this todayFrom Unpayable Debt to Unexpected HonorThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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