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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.135
চাঙ্গের উপরে তোমার চরণ ধ্যান কৈলুঁ ।
চরণ-স্মরণ-প্রভাবে এই ফল পাইলুঁ ॥ ১৩৫ ॥
cāṅgera upare tomāra caraṇa dhyāna kailuṅ
caraṇa-smaraṇa-prabhāve ei phala pāiluṅ
“On the cāṅga I began meditating upon Your lotus feet, and the power of that remembrance has yielded all these results.
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While on the cāṅga, Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka began meditating upon the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
In that moment of danger, he turned his attention toward the Lord.
He credited the power of that remembrance with all the results he had described.
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.
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”
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When difficulty arises, what helps you turn your attention toward the Lord?
Spend one quiet minute remembering the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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