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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.145
রায়ের ঘরে প্রভুর ‘কৃপা-বিবর্ত’ কহিল ।
ভক্তবাৎসল্য-গুণ যাতে ব্যক্ত হৈল ॥ ১৪৫ ॥
rāyera ghare prabhura ‘kṛpā-vivarta’ kahila
bhakta-vātsalya-guṇa yāte vyakta haila
Thus the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was spoken of in the family of Bhavānanda Rāya. That mercy was clearly demonstrated, although it appeared to be something different.
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The family of Bhavānanda Rāya spoke of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy. His mercy was clearly shown, though it appeared to be something different.
The result of advancement in spiritual knowledge is not material improvement. The Lord advised Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka how to use material opulence without incurring reactions to sinful life.
The Lord appeared to encourage material advancement, but that was not His purpose. His advice expressed His great affection for His devotee.
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
Learn the words of the 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”
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”
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.
Do I measure spiritual progress by material improvement or by how responsibly I use what I have?
Review one use of your money today and consider whether it avoids sinful activity.
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