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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.90
রাজার বর্তন খায়, আর চুরি করে ।
রাজদণ্ড্য হয় সেই শাস্ত্রের বিচারে ॥ ৯০ ॥
rājāra vartana khāya, āra curi kare
rāja-daṇḍya haya sei śāstrera vicāre
“ ‘One who serves the government but misappropriates the government’s revenue is liable to be punished by the king. That is the verdict of all revealed scriptures.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
A person serving the government is accountable for the revenue entrusted to them.
Misappropriating that revenue makes the person liable to punishment by the king.
The verse presents this accountability as the verdict of all revealed scriptures.
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: “serves”, “serving”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to accept responsibility for how I handle money belonging to others?
Review one financial responsibility you hold and correct any error you find.
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