1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min

Study a Verse

Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.

Or browse by līlā and chapter

Antya-līlā · 20 chapters

1234567891011121314151617181920
How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
Read the full guide: how to read Caitanya Caritamrta ›
Antya-līlā · Chapter 9: The Deliverance of Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka
Antya 9.34Antya 9.36

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.35

প্রভু কহে, — “রাজা আপনে লেখার দ্রব্য লইব ।

আমি — বিরক্ত সন্ন্যাসী, তাহে কি করিব ? ৩৫ ।। ॥ ৩৫ ॥

prabhu kahe, — “rājā āpane lekhāra dravya la-iba

āmi — virakta sannyāsī, tāhe ki kariba?”

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “The King must personally realize the money that is due. I am but a sannyāsī, a member of the renounced order. What can I do?”

Read this verse on Vedabase.io

This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

A Sannyāsī’s Position in Financial Affairs

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that the King must personally collect the money due.

  2. 2

    He described Himself as a sannyāsī, a member of the renounced order.

  3. 3

    By asking, “What can I do?” He distinguished His renounced position from the King’s responsibility.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Antya 9: The Deliverance of Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka

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
2

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhu kaheLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said
  2. rājāthe King
  3. āpanepersonally
  4. lekhāra dravyadues of the proper account
  5. la-ibawill take
  6. āmiI
  7. virakta sannyāsīa renounced sannyāsī
  8. tāheabout that
  9. ki karibawhat can I do
3

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I recognize another person’s responsibilities without assuming that I must take them over?

Practice

For one unresolved obligation today, identify who is responsible and what your own part should be.

Live this todayA Sannyāsī’s Position in Financial AffairsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Antya 9.35? Get an answer from the verses themselves.
  1. Learn
  2. Live
  3. Lead
Next in Learn · 5 of 9 · 2 minAsk Caitanya CaritamrtaBring your own question. Get an answer drawn only from the book's translations, with every verse shown.Back · LearnLīlās & chapters