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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.111
অঙ্গ উঘাড়িয়া দেখাই বসিলা দুয়ারে ।
কহিতে লাগিলা কিছু সুমধুর স্বরে ॥ ১১১ ॥
aṅga ughāḍiyā dekhāi vasilā duyāre
kahite lāgilā kichu sumadhura svare
Exposing part of her body to his view, she sat down on the threshold of the door and spoke to him in very sweet words.
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The prostitute sat on the threshold of Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s door.
She exposed part of her body to his view and spoke in very sweet words.
In the surrounding account, both her appearance and speech were part of her attempt to entice him.
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:
Hearing these words from Dāmodara Paṇḍita, the Lord sent him to Navadvīpa to supervise the affairs of His mother, Śacīdevī. He also especially requested Dāmodara Paṇḍita to remind His mother that He was sometimes going to her home to accept the food she offered.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I distinguish sincere kindness from words intended to manipulate?
Before using pleasing words to obtain something today, check that you are not concealing your purpose.
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