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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.45

ইহাঁ যদি মহাপ্রভু এতেক কহিলা ।

হরিচন্দন-পাত্র যাই’ রাজারে কহিলা ॥ ৪৫ ॥

ihāṅ yadi mahāprabhu eteka kahilā

haricandana-pātra yāi’ rājāre kahilā

Translation

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied in this way, an officer named Haricandana Pātra went to the King and spoke with him.

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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.

An Officer Speaks to the King

  1. 1

    After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, an officer named Haricandana Pātra went to the King.

  2. 2

    Haricandana Pātra spoke directly with the King about Gopīnātha’s situation.

  3. 3

    In the appeal that followed, he urged the King not to put Gopīnātha to death.

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. ihāṅhere
  2. yadiwhen
  3. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. eteka kahilāspoke like this
  5. haricandana-pātrathe officer named Haricandana Pātra
  6. yāi’going
  7. rājāre kahilāinformed the King
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “haricandana”

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gopīnātha’s”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Is there someone in authority I could respectfully approach to help a person in difficulty?

Practice

Identify one appropriate person you could contact about someone’s need, and prepare a respectful request.

Live this todayAn Officer Speaks to the KingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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