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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 9.125Antya 9.127

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.126

তাঁহা লাগি’ দ্রব্য ছাড়ি, — ইহা মাৎ জানে ।

‘সহজেই মোর প্রীতি হয় তাহা-সনে’ ।।” ১২৬ ।। ॥ ১২৬ ॥

tāṅhā lāgi’ dravya chāḍi’ — ihā māt jāne

‘sahajei mora prīti haya tāhā-sane’ ”

Translation

“ ‘Because of my intimate relationship with them, I have absolved Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka of all his debts. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu does not know this fact. Whatever I have done is because of my intimate relationship with the family of Bhavānanda Rāya.’”

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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.

Affection Explained the Cancellation of Debts

  1. 1

    The King had absolved Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka of all his debts.

  2. 2

    He explained that this was because of his intimate relationship with the family of Bhavānanda Rāya.

  3. 3

    He said that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not know this fact. The King emphasized his own relationship with the family as the reason for his action.

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. tāṅhā lāgi’for them
  2. dravya chāḍi’I remit the debt
  3. ihāthis
  4. māt jāneHe does not know
  5. sahajeinaturally
  6. mora prītimy affection
  7. hayais
  8. tāhā-sanewith them all
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling

    Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “bhavānanda”, “relationship”

  • 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 can a clear explanation of someone's motive change my understanding of an action?

Practice

When explaining one decision today, state its actual reason plainly.

Live this todayAffection Explained the Cancellation of DebtsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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