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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.128
পঞ্চপুত্র-সহিতে আসি’ পড়িলা চরণে ।
উঠাঞা প্রভু তাঁরে কৈলা আলিঙ্গনে ॥ ১২৮ ॥
pañca-putra-sahite āsi’ paḍilā caraṇe
uṭhāñā prabhu tāṅre kailā āliṅgane
Bhavānanda Rāya, along with his five sons, fell at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who lifted him up and embraced him.
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Bhavānanda Rāya came with his five sons.
Together they fell at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lifted Bhavānanda Rāya up and embraced him.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “embraced”
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”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this meeting show me about reverence and an affectionate response?
Pause today to offer a humble prayer of respect to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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