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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.114
বিষয়-সুখ দিতে প্রভুর নাহি মনোবল ।
নিবেদন-প্রভাবেহ তবু ফলে এত ফল ॥ ১১৪ ॥
viṣaya-sukha dite prabhura nāhi manobala
nivedana-prabhāveha tabu phale eta phala
The Lord had no intention of awarding His devotee the happiness of material opulence, yet simply because of His being informed, such a great result was obtained.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord did not intend to award His devotee the happiness of material opulence.
Yet simply because He was informed of the situation, a great result was obtained.
The material benefit received should not be confused with the Lord’s stated intention.
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
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.Back to this verse in Antya 9
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I sometimes assume that material gain must be the purpose of the Lord’s help?
Write one sentence distinguishing the material result described here from the Lord’s intention.
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