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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 9.146 Antya 9.148

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.147

প্রভুর কৃপা দেখি’ সবার হৈল চমৎকার ।

তাহারা বুঝিতে নারে প্রভুর ব্যবহার ॥ ১৪৭ ॥

prabhura kṛpā dekhi’ sabāra haila camatkāra

tāhārā bujhite nāre prabhura vyavahāra

Translation

Seeing the extraordinary mercy the Lord granted to the family of Bhavānanda Rāya, everyone was struck with wonder. They could not understand the behavior of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Extraordinary Mercy Inspires Wonder

1
The Lord granted extraordinary mercy to the family of Bhavānanda Rāya. Everyone who saw it was struck with wonder.
2
Although they witnessed His mercy, they could not understand Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s behavior.
3
In the surrounding account, the Lord had said He could do nothing, yet great mercy was shown. This contrast helps explain their wonder.

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

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.

prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
kṛpāmercy
dekhi’seeing
sabāra haila camatkāraeveryone became struck with wonder
tāhārāthey
bujhite nārecould not understand
prabhura vyavahārathe behavior of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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”
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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I appreciate the Lord’s mercy without claiming to understand all His actions?

Practice

Reread this verse slowly and pause to acknowledge the limits of your understanding.

Live this todayExtraordinary Mercy Inspires WonderThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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