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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.150
কাশীমিশ্রে না সাধিল, রাজারে না সাধিল ।
উদ্যোগ বিনা মহাপ্রভু এত ফল দিল ॥ ১৫০ ॥
kāśī-miśre nā sādhila, rājāre nā sādhila
udyoga vinā mahāprabhu eta phala dila
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave so much to Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka without directly making requests of either Kāśī Miśra or the King.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave so much to Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka. The verse credits the Lord with this generosity.
He did not directly make requests of either Kāśī Miśra or the King. His giving did not depend on such direct appeals.
This generosity stands beside the apparent indifference described just before it. The contrast shows why His behavior was difficult to understand.
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.
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”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “depend”
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What does this contrast between apparent indifference and generosity help me notice?
Reread the preceding verse with this one, noting both the Lord’s apparent indifference and His generosity.
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