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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.42
শুনি’ প্রভুর গণ প্রভুরে করে অনুনয় ।
প্রভু কহে, — “আমি ভিক্ষুক, আমা হৈতে কিছু নয় ॥ ৪২ ॥
śuni’ prabhura gaṇa prabhure kare anunaya
prabhu kahe, — “āmi bhikṣuka, āmā haite kichu naya
Hearing this news, all the devotees again appealed to the Lord, but the Lord replied, “I am a beggar. It is impossible for Me to do anything about this.
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All the devotees again appealed to the Lord after hearing the news.
The Lord replied, “I am a beggar.” He said it was impossible for Him to do anything about the situation.
Rather than promising to intervene, He directed them to pray together to Jagannātha.
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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In this verse: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do I respond when the help I seek does not come in the way I expect?
Bring one concern you cannot resolve into a simple prayer to Jagannātha.
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