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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.142
কিন্তু মোর করিহ এক ‘আজ্ঞা’ পালন ।
‘ব্যয় না করিহ কিছু রাজার মূলধন’ ॥ ১৪২ ॥
kintu mora kariha eka ‘ājñā’ pālana
‘vyaya nā kariha kichu rājāra mūla-dhana’
“However, just obey one order from Me. Do not spend any of the King’s revenue.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gives a direct order: do not spend any of the King’s revenue. Money entrusted for that purpose must not be misused.
Forgetting one’s position as Kṛṣṇa’s eternal servant leads to sinful activities. Maintaining that awareness keeps one on the path of morality, religion and ethics.
The purport connects society’s loss of moral principles with forgetfulness of its relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His eternal servants. It urges everyone to accept Kṛṣṇa consciousness and follow Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s principles.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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.
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: “relationship”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Does my handling of money reflect my responsibility as a servant of Kṛṣṇa?
Check one sum of money entrusted to you or owed to someone else, and make sure it is not being used for personal spending.
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