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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 2.157 Antya 2.159

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 2.158

আজন্ম কৃষ্ণকীর্তন, প্রভুর সেবন ।

প্রভু-কৃপাপাত্র, আর ক্ষেত্রের মরণ ॥ ১৫৮ ॥

ājanma kṛṣṇa-kīrtana, prabhura sevana

prabhu-kṛpā-pātra, āra kṣetrera maraṇa

Translation

“Junior Haridāsa chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra throughout his entire life and served the Supreme Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Moreover, he is dear to the Lord and has died in a holy place.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

A Life of Chanting and Service

1
Junior Haridāsa chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra throughout his entire life.
2
He served the Supreme Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and was dear to Him.
3
The speaker also recalls that Haridāsa died in a holy place. These details frame the discussion of his spiritual destination.

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

Antya 2: The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa

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

Because of this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu rejected Junior Haridāsa, and despite all the requests of the Lord’s stalwart devotees, the Lord did not accept him again. One year after this incident, Junior Haridāsa went to the confluence of the Ganges and Yamunā and committed suicide.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

ājanmathroughout the whole life
kṛṣṇa-kīrtanachanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra
prabhura sevanaservice to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
prabhu-kṛpā-pātravery dear to the Lord
āraand
kṣetrera maraṇahis death in a holy place

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: “chanted”, “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: “served”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “discussion”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can chanting and service become more steady parts of your daily life?

Practice

Set aside a few quiet minutes today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.

Live this todayA Life of Chanting and ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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