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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.64
ভিক্ষুক সন্ন্যাসী আমি নির্জনবাসী ।
আমায় দুঃখ দেয়, নিজ-দুঃখ কহি’ আসি’ ॥ ৬৪ ॥
bhikṣuka sannyāsī āmi nirjana-vāsī
āmāya duḥkha deya, nija-duḥkha kahi’ āsi’
“As a beggar sannyāsī, a mendicant, I wish to live alone in a solitary place, but these people come to tell Me about their unhappiness and disturb Me.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord described Himself as a beggar sannyāsī, a mendicant.
He wished to live alone in a solitary place.
People came to tell Him about their unhappiness, and He said that these visits disturbed Him.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you respect another person’s need for solitude when you want to share a difficulty?
Before discussing a personal difficulty with someone today, ask whether it is a suitable time.
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