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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.33
যেই চতুর, সেই করুক রাজ-বিষয় ।
রাজ-দ্রব্য শোধি’ পায়, তার করুক ব্যয় ।।” ৩৩ ।। ॥ ৩৩ ॥
yei catura, sei kuruka rāja-viṣaya
rāja-dravya śodhi’ pāya, tāra karuka vyaya”
“If one is intelligent, let him perform service to the government, and after paying the government, he can spend whatever money is left.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Intelligent service to the government includes paying the government what is due.
Money owed to the government is not treated as money available for personal spending.
After paying the government, one may spend whatever money remains.
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: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I consider what I owe before deciding what I can spend?
Before making one purchase today, check whether that money is needed for an outstanding payment.
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