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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Antya-līlā · Chapter 2: The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa
Antya 2.148Antya 2.150

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 2.149

গন্ধর্ব-দেহে গান করেন অন্তর্ধানে ।

রাত্র্যে প্রভুরে শুনায় গীত, অন্যে নাহি জানে ॥ ১৪৯ ॥

gandharva-dehe gāna karena antardhāne

rātrye prabhure śunāya gīta, anye nāhi jāne

Translation

In a spiritual body resembling that of a Gandharva, Junior Haridāsa, although invisible, would sing at night for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to hear. No one but the Lord, however, knew of this.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Service Known Only to the Lord

  1. 1

    Junior Haridāsa sang at night for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to hear.

  2. 2

    He was invisible, in a spiritual body resembling that of a Gandharva.

  3. 3

    Only the Lord knew of this singing. Haridāsa’s service was not visible to the other devotees.

How it feels

Sorrow and uncompromising discipline. Junior Haridāsa’s exclusion and death present an ethically painful episode.

The mood of Antya 2 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 2: The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In his spiritual body, however, he continued to sing devotional songs, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard them. When the Vaiṣṇavas of Bengal went to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, these incidents became known to Svarūpa Dāmodara and others.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. gandharva-dehein the body of a Gandharva
  2. gāna karenahe sings
  3. antardhānewithout being visible
  4. rātryeat night
  5. prabhureunto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. śunāya gītahe was singing
  7. anyeothers
  8. nāhi jānecould not understand
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “haridāsa”

  • 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: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I value service even when others do not notice it?

Practice

Today, quietly sing for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu without seeking anyone’s recognition.

Live this todayService Known Only to the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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