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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 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura
Antya 3.106Antya 3.108

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.107

খাঁন কহে, — “মোর পাইক যাউক তোমার সনে ।

তোমার সহিত একত্র তারে ধরি’ যেন আনে ।।” ১০৭ ।। ॥ ১০৭ ॥

khāṅna kahe, — “mora pāika yāuka tomāra sane

tomāra sahita ekatra tāre dhari’ yena āne”

Translation

Rāmacandra Khān said to the prostitute, “My constable will go with you so that as soon as he sees you with Haridāsa Ṭhākura, immediately he will arrest him and bring both of you to me.”

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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.

Recognizing a Plan to Harm

  1. 1

    Rāmacandra Khān planned to send his constable with the prostitute to Haridāsa Ṭhākura.

  2. 2

    The constable was to arrest Haridāsa Ṭhākura as soon as he saw them together and bring both to Rāmacandra Khān.

  3. 3

    The surrounding verses show that her visit was part of a planned trap, not a sincere approach to the devotee.

How it feels

Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.

The mood of Antya 3 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

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

A person named Rāmacandra Khān, who was envious of Haridāsa Ṭhākura, sent a professional prostitute to attempt to defame him, but by the mercy of Haridāsa Ṭhākura, even the prostitute was delivered. Because of offending a pure Vaiṣṇava, Rāmacandra Khān was later cursed by Nityānanda Prabhu and ruined.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. khāṅna kaheRāmacandra Khān said
  2. mora pāikamy constable
  3. yāukalet him go
  4. tomāra sanewith you
  5. tomāra sahitawith you
  6. ekatratogether
  7. tārehim
  8. dhari’arresting
  9. yenaso that
  10. ānecan bring
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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”

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I recognize when I am being drawn into someone else’s plan to harm another?

Practice

Before joining one conversation about another person today, pause and consider whether your participation could harm them.

Live this todayRecognizing a Plan to HarmThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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