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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 9: The Deliverance of Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka
Antya 9.120Antya 9.122

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.121

অতএব যাহাঁ যাহাঁ দেই অধিকার ।

খায়, পিয়ে, লুটে, বিলায়, না করোঁ বিচার ॥ ১২১ ॥

ataeva yāhāṅ yāhāṅ dei adhikāra

khāya, piye, luṭe, vilāya, nā karoṅ vicāra

Translation

“ ‘Therefore I have appointed them collectors in various places, and although they spend the government’s money, eat, drink, plunder and distribute it as they like, I do not take them very seriously.

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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.

The King Describes His Leniency

  1. 1

    The King had appointed these men as collectors in various places.

  2. 2

    He acknowledged that they spent government money, ate, drank, plundered and distributed it as they liked.

  3. 3

    He said he did not take their conduct very seriously. This describes his leniency, not an instruction to misuse money.

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. ataevatherefore
  2. yāhāṅ yāhāṅwherever
  3. dei adhikāraI appoint them
  4. khāyathey eat
  5. piyedrink
  6. luṭeplunder
  7. vilāyadistribute
  8. nā karoṅ vicāraI do not consider
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “distribute”, “distributed”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I distinguish between someone's leniency and approval of the conduct they tolerate?

Practice

Review one expense today and check whether the money was yours to spend freely.

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