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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.25
তারে নিন্দা করি’ কহে সগর্ব বচনে ।
রাজা কৃপা করে তাতে ভয় নাহি মানে ॥ ২৫ ॥
tāre nindā kari’ kahe sagarva vacane
rājā kṛpā kare tāte bhaya nāhi māne
“Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka criticized the prince. He was unafraid of the prince because the King was very kind toward him.
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Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka criticized the prince.
He was unafraid because the King was very kind toward him.
The prince’s later anger shows that the King’s kindness did not keep this criticism from having consequences.
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.
Does someone’s kindness toward me ever make me careless in speaking to others?
Before making a criticism today, pause and choose words that do not rely on your position or protection.
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