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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.120
ভবানন্দের পুত্র সব — মোর প্রিয়তম ।
ইঁহা-সবাকারে আমি দেখি আত্মসম ॥ ১২০ ॥
bhavānandera putra saba — mora priyatama
iṅhā-sabākāre āmi dekhi ātma-sama
“ ‘Inform Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu that all the sons of Bhavānanda Rāya are especially dear to me. I consider them like members of my family.
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The King asked that his affection for Bhavānanda Rāya’s sons be explained to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
All the sons of Bhavānanda Rāya were especially dear to him.
He considered them like members of his own family. This explained his personal reason for helping.
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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In this verse: “bhavānanda”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do I express care for people whom I regard as family?
Offer one small act of care today to someone dear to you.
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