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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 2.164Antya 2.166

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 2.165

শুনি’ প্রভু হাসি’ কহে সুপ্রসন্ন চিত্ত ।

‘প্রকৃতি দর্শন কৈলে এই প্রায়শ্চিত্ত’ ॥ ১৬৫ ॥

śuni’ prabhu hāsi’ kahe suprasanna citta

‘prakṛti darśana kaile ei prāyaścitta’

Translation

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard these details, He smiled in a pleased mood and said, “If with sensual intentions one looks at women, this is the only process of atonement.”

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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.

A Grave Warning About Sensual Intentions

  1. 1

    When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard the details, He smiled in a pleased mood.

  2. 2

    His reply specifically addressed looking at women with sensual intentions.

  3. 3

    He spoke of Haridāsa’s action as atonement in this particular account. This difficult passage should not be turned into an instruction to harm oneself.

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. śuni’hearing
  2. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. hāsi’smiling
  4. kahereplied
  5. su-prasanna cittabeing in a happy mood
  6. prakṛti darśana kaileif someone sees women with a sensual propensity
  7. ei prāyaścittathis is the atonement
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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’s”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you become more attentive to your intentions when looking at others?

Practice

If you notice a sensual intention today, pause and redirect your attention to chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.

Live this todayA Grave Warning About Sensual IntentionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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