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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.108
বেশ্যা কহে, — “মোর সঙ্গ হউক একবার ।
দ্বিতীয়বারে ধরিতে পাইক লইমু তোমার ।।” ১০৮ ।। ॥ ১০৮ ॥
veśyā kahe, — “mora saṅga ha-uka eka-bāra
dvitīya-bāre dharite pāika la-imu tomāra”
The prostitute replied, “First let me have union with him once; then the second time I shall take your constable with me to arrest him.”
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The prostitute proposed first having union with Haridāsa Ṭhākura without the constable present.
She said she would take the constable on a second visit so that he could arrest Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
Her reply changed the timing of the plan, but it still served the intended arrest.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Haridāsa Ṭhākura replied that their deliverance would be possible if they very loudly chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, for hearing the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra chanted loudly, even with but little realization, would help them. After describing this incident, the author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta also describes how Haridāsa Ṭhākura was tested at Benāpola, a village near Śāntipura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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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: “served”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Are my intentions toward others as honest as my outward approach appears?
Before making a request today, examine your purpose and express it honestly.
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