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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.
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  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 9.137Antya 9.139

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.138

রাম-রায়ে, বাণীনাথে কৈলা ‘নির্বিষয়’ ।

সেই কৃপা মোতে নাহি, যাতে ঐছে হয় ! ১৩৮ ।। ॥ ১৩৮ ॥

rāma-rāye, vāṇīnāthe kailā ‘nirviṣaya’

sei kṛpā mote nāhi, yāte aiche haya!

Translation

“Your real mercy has been granted to Rāmānanda Rāya and Vāṇīnātha Rāya, for You have detached them from all material opulence. I think that I have not been favored by such mercy.

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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.

Recognizing Mercy in Detachment

  1. 1

    Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka sees the Lord’s real mercy in the detachment of Rāmānanda Rāya and Vāṇīnātha Rāya from material opulence.

  2. 2

    He does not consider his own material benefits an equal sign of favor. He longs for the mercy that frees one from attachment.

  3. 3

    In the context of his prayer, detachment is more valuable than gaining wealth. Material success is not the ultimate result of the Lord’s mercy.

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. rāma-rāyeRāmānanda Rāya
  2. vāṇīnātheVāṇīnātha
  3. kailāYou have made
  4. nirviṣayafree from all material attachment
  5. sei kṛpāthat mercy
  6. mote nāhiI have not received
  7. yāteby which
  8. aichesuch
  9. hayais
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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: “mercy”, “favored”, “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

Can I recognize freedom from attachment as a greater mercy than gaining possessions?

Practice

Identify one possession you feel attached to, and pray for the mercy to become less dependent on it.

Live this todayRecognizing Mercy in DetachmentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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