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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.21
ঘোড়া দশ-বার হয়, লহ’ মূল্য করি’ ।
এত বলি’ ঘোড়া আনে রাজদ্বারে ধরি’ ॥ ২১ ॥
ghoḍā daśa-bāra haya, laha’ mūlya kari’ ”
eta bali’ ghoḍā āne rāja-dvāre dhari’
“ ‘There are ten to twelve good horses. Take them immediately for a proper price.’ After saying this, he brought all the horses to the door of the King.
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Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka said that he had ten to twelve good horses.
He offered them immediately, asking that they be accepted at a proper price.
He then brought all the horses to the King’s door, putting his proposal into action.
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.
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: “offered”
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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What practical step can I take now toward fulfilling an obligation?
Take one concrete step today toward carrying out a promise you have made.
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