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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 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

Antya 3.111 Antya 3.113

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.112

“ঠাকুর, তুমি — পরমসুন্দর, প্রথম যৌবন ।

তোমা দেখি’ কোন্ নারী ধরিতে পারে মন ? ১১২ ।। তোমার সঙ্গম লাগি’ লুব্ধ মোর মন ।

তোমা না পাইলে প্রাণ না যায় ধারণ ।।” ১১৩ ॥ ১১২ ॥

“ṭhākura, tumi — parama-sundara, prathama yauvana

tomā dekhi’ kon nārī dharite pāre mana?

Translation

“My dear Ṭhākura, O great preacher, great devotee, you are so beautifully built, and your youth is just beginning. Who is the woman who could control her mind after seeing you?

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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.

Recognize Flattery That Appeals to Desire

1
She addressed Haridāsa Ṭhākura as a great preacher and a great devotee.
2
She praised his beautiful bodily form and said that his youth was just beginning.
3
She asked what woman could control her mind after seeing him. In context, this praise was part of her effort to entice him.

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

Antya 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

ṭhākuraO great devotee ācārya
tumiyou
parama-sundaravery beautifully constructed
prathama yauvanathe beginning of youth
tomā dekhi’seeing you
kon nārīwhat woman
dharite pārecan control
manaher mind

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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do I respond when praise encourages me to set aside my commitments?

Practice

If you receive praise today, pause before agreeing to any request that accompanies it.

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