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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.88
‘অজিতেন্দ্রিয় হঞা করে রাজবিষয় ।
নানা অসৎপথে করে রাজদ্রব্য ব্যয় ॥ ৮৮ ॥
‘ajitendriya hañā kare rāja-viṣaya
nānā asat-pathe kare rāja-dravya vyaya
“ ‘Because he is mad after sense gratification,’ the Lord said, ‘he acts as a government servant but spends the government’s revenue for various sinful activities.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord described Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka as mad after sense gratification.
Although he acted as a government servant, he spent the government’s revenue for various sinful activities.
The Lord’s chastisement connected his desire for sense gratification with his misuse of government revenue.
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.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servant”
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”
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Check one expense or planned purchase today to ensure that any entrusted money is being used for its intended purpose.
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