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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.16
প্রভু কহে, — ‘রাজা কেনে করয়ে তাড়ন ?’ তবে সেই লোক কহে সব বিবরণ ॥ ১৬ ॥
prabhu kahe, — ‘rājā kene karaye tāḍana?’
tabe sei loka kahe saba vivaraṇa
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu inquired, “Why is the King chastising him?” Thereupon the people described the entire incident.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked why the King was chastising Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka.
His question sought the reason behind the punishment.
In response, the people described the entire incident, providing more than the initial urgent report.
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When I hear a troubling report, do I seek the full account before forming a judgment?
In one conversation today, ask a calm clarifying question and listen to the full answer before responding.
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