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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.70
তোমা লাগি’ রামানন্দ রাজ্য ত্যাগ কৈলা ।
তোমা লাগি’ সনাতন ‘বিষয়’ ছাড়িলা ॥ ৭০ ॥
tomā lāgi’ rāmānanda rājya tyāga kailā
tomā lāgi’ sanātana ‘viṣaya’ chāḍilā
“It is only for Your sake that Rāmānanda Rāya resigned from the governorship of South India and Sanātana Gosvāmī gave up his post as minister.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Rāmānanda Rāya resigned from the governorship of South India for the Lord’s sake.
Sanātana Gosvāmī likewise gave up his post as minister.
Kāśī Miśra presents their choices as examples of acting for the Lord, rather than using devotion to gain material position.
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.
Does my desire for position ever compete with my desire to serve the Lord?
Set aside one opportunity for personal recognition today and use that time for devotional service.
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