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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.133

“বাকী-কৌড়ি বাদ, আর দ্বিগুণ বর্তন কৈলা ।

পুনঃ ‘বিষয়’ দিয়া ‘নেতধটী’ পরাইলা ॥ ১৩৩ ॥

“bākī-kauḍi bāda, āra dviguṇa vartana kailā

punaḥ ‘viṣaya’ diyā ‘neta-dhaṭī’ parāilā

Translation

“The King has excused me for the balance due,” he said. “He has reappointed me to my post by honoring me with this silken cloth and has doubled my salary.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Acknowledging Each Gift of Mercy

  1. 1

    The King excused Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka from paying the balance due.

  2. 2

    The King reappointed him to his post and honored him with a silken cloth.

  3. 3

    His salary was also doubled, and he reported each favor to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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. bākī-kauḍi bādaexcusing the balance due
  2. āraand
  3. dvi-guṇadouble
  4. vartana kailāmade the salary
  5. punaḥagain
  6. viṣaya diyāgiving the post
  7. neta-dhaṭī parāilādecorated with the silken cloth
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Key ideas in this verse

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: “favor”

  • 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

Which acts of kindness might you appreciate more if you named them individually?

Practice

Write down three specific kindnesses you have received.

Live this todayAcknowledging Each Gift of MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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