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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.
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Antya-līlā · Chapter 9: The Deliverance of Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka
Antya 9.37Antya 9.39

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.38

শুনি’ মহাপ্রভু কহে সক্রোধ বচনে ।

“মোরে আজ্ঞা দেহ’ সবে, যাঙ রাজস্থানে ! ৩৮ ।। তোমা-সবার এই মত, — রাজ-ঠাঞি যাঞা ।

কৌড়ি মাগি’ লঙ্ মুঞি আঁচল পাতিয়া ॥ ৩৮ ॥

śuni’ mahāprabhu kahe sakrodha vacane

“more ājñā deha’ sabe, yāṅa rāja-sthāne!

Translation

After hearing this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke in an angry mood. “You want to order Me to go to the King,” He said.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

A Plea Must Not Become an Order

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard the devotees’ plea and responded in an angry mood.

  2. 2

    He said that they wanted to order Him to go to the King.

  3. 3

    His response brought attention to the pressure contained in their appeal.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śuni’hearing
  2. mahāprabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. kahesays
  4. sa-krodha vacaneangry words
  5. moreMe
  6. ājñā deha’you order
  7. sabeall
  8. yāṅaI shall go
  9. rāja-sthāneto the place of the King
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Does my request for help leave room for the other person to respond freely?

Practice

Review one request you plan to make today and remove any wording that turns it into an order.

Live this todayA Plea Must Not Become an OrderThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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