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  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 9.55Antya 9.57

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.56

সে কহে — “বাণীনাথ নির্ভয়ে লয় কৃষ্ণনাম ।

‘হরে কৃষ্ণ, হরে কৃষ্ণ’ কহে অবিশ্রাম ॥ ৫৬ ॥

se kahe — “vāṇīnātha nirbhaye laya kṛṣṇa-nāma

‘hare kṛṣṇa, hare kṛṣṇa’ kahe aviśrāma

Translation

The messenger replied, “He was fearlessly, incessantly chanting the mahā-mantra — Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Fearless, Incessant Chanting of the Holy Name

  1. 1

    The messenger reported that Vāṇīnātha was chanting fearlessly during his arrest.

  2. 2

    His chanting was incessant, continuing through the difficult situation.

  3. 3

    He chanted the mahā-mantra: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.

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. se kahehe replied
  2. vāṇīnāthaVāṇīnātha
  3. nirbhayewithout fear
  4. laya kṛṣṇa-nāmawas chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra
  5. hare kṛṣṇa, hare kṛṣṇaHare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa
  6. kahe aviśrāmawas chanting incessantly
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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: “chanting”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can Vāṇīnātha’s example encourage me to chant during difficulty?

Practice

Set aside a few uninterrupted minutes today to chant the mahā-mantra given in this verse.

Live this todayFearless, Incessant Chanting of the Holy NameThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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