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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.44
ঈশ্বর জগন্নাথ, — যাঁর হাতে সর্ব ‘অর্থ’ ।
কর্তুমকর্তুমন্যথা করিতে সমর্থ ।।” ৪৪ ।। ॥ ৪৪ ॥
īśvara jagannātha, — yāṅra hāte sarva ‘artha’
kartum akartum anyathā karite samartha”
“Lord Jagannātha is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He possesses all potencies. Therefore He is able to act freely and can do and undo whatever He likes.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Jagannātha is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
He possesses all potencies and is therefore able to act freely.
He can do and undo whatever He likes. The appeal to Him rests on His power, not on any ability to control His response.
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.
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “freely”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I pray with trust in Jagannātha’s power while respecting His freedom to act?
Offer a brief prayer to Jagannātha, remembering that He possesses all potencies and acts freely.
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