CHAPTER 9

The Deliverance of Gopinatha Pattanayaka

This Ninth Chapter is summarized as follows. Gopinatha Pattandyaka, the son of
Bhavananda Raya, was engaged in the service of the government, but he misap-
propriated some funds from the treasury. Therefore the bada-jand, the eldest son
of King Prataparudra, ordered that he be punished by death. Thus Gopinatha Pat-
tanayaka was raised on the canga to be killed, but by the mercy of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu he was delivered. Moreover, he was even promoted to a higher
post.

TEXT 1

GAT MGSHIANAS CLITA |
fac werperrerarwes AAAS >

aganya-dhanya-caitanya-
gandnam prema-vanyayd

ninye ‘dhanya-jana-svanta-
maruh sasvad andpatam

SYNONYMS
aganya—innumerable; dhanya—glorious; caitanya-gananam—of the associ-
ates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prema-vanyaya—by the inundation of ecstatic
love; ninye—was brought; adhanya-jana—of unfortunate persons; svdnta-
maruh —the desert of the heart; sasvat—always; andpatam—to the state of being
filled with water.
TRANSLATION

The innumerable, glorious followers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu brought a
constant flood to the desertlike hearts of the unfortunate with an inundation of
ecstatic love.

TEXT 2

oa oy Qisutocy ena |
OH Oy faerie BH-QTA ti 2 Ul

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